Summary

The article reveals four conspiracy theories that were proven to be true, including government surveillance, CIA mind control experiments, CIA funding of the Dalai Lama, and the existence of Area 51.

Abstract

The article "4 Crazy Conspiracy Theories (That Turned Out To Be True)" presents a collection of previously dismissed conspiracy theories that were later substantiated by evidence. It begins by acknowledging the skepticism surrounding government surveillance, which was confirmed by Edward Snowden's leaks in 2013. The piece then delves into the CIA's MK-ULTRA program, which performed mind control experiments on unwitting American citizens using LSD and other methods, as revealed by a Senate investigation. Another revelation is the CIA's financial support for the Dalai Lama during the 1960s as part of an operation to maintain the idea of an autonomous Tibet. Lastly, the article discusses the long-denied existence of Area 51, which was officially recognized in 2013, and its connection to UFO sightings due to high-altitude spy plane tests.

Opinions

The author suggests that the truth behind some conspiracy theories can be more astonishing than fiction.
The article implies a level of betrayal by the government and intelligence agencies, particularly in the case of the CIA's secret experiments on American citizens without informed consent.
There is an underlying tone of criticism towards the CIA for its involvement in manipulative and unethical activities, including drug distribution and funding foreign political figures.
The author seems to encourage readers to question official narratives and remain open to the possibility that some conspiracy theories might have a basis in reality.
By inviting readers to subscribe for more insights, the author positions themselves as a source of hidden truths and alternative perspectives on historical events.

4 Crazy Conspiracy Theories (That Turned Out To Be True)

Truth is often stranger than fiction

You don’t need a tin-foil hat to believe in conspiracy theories.

People were laughed at for saying the government used surveillance technology to spy on American citizens. However, in 2013, Edward Snowden leaked classified information that proved the conspiracy theory to be true. Quoting an article published by Reuters:

“Evidence that the NSA was secretly building a vast database of U.S. telephone records — the who, the how, the when, and the where of millions of mobile calls — was the first and arguably the most explosive of the Snowden revelations published by the Guardian newspaper in 2013. Up until that moment, top intelligence officials publicly insisted the NSA never knowingly collected information on Americans at all.”

Here are some other examples of true conspiracy theories:

The CIA Performed Mind Control Experiments On American Citizens

The CIA was convinced that the Soviet Union discovered a drug that allowed them to control human minds, per NPR. So, they did what any innocent intelligence organization would do in the same situation: drug unwitting American citizens.

The CIA launched its own program, MK-ULTRA, to find a mind-control drug and weaponize it against the Soviets. The director of the program, Sidney Gottlieb, also arranged to buy the world’s entire supply of LSD. He distributed it to hospitals, clinics, prisons, and other institutions — to see how people of various psychological dispositions would react to the drug.

The worst part? Many people given LSD as part of the CIA’s mind control experiments weren’t given informed consent. “The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) drugged American citizens without their knowledge or consent,” per a Senate investigation of MK-ULTRA. “It used university facilities and personnel without their knowledge. It funded leading researchers, often without their knowledge.”

Director of MK-ULTRA, Sidney Gottlieb. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The Dalai Lama Received Funding From The CIA

Many people don’t know the Dalai Lama received funding from the CIA during the 1960s. In a nearly two decades-long anti-Chinese operation, the CIA wanted “to keep the political concept of an autonomous Tibet alive within Tibet and among several foreign nations.”

Declassified intelligence documents also prove the CIA gave $1.7 million a year to the Tibetan resistance movement. Of that sum, approximately $180,000 was allocated for the Dalai Lama, per the LA Times.

Location of Tibet within China. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Area 51 Is A Real Place

Government officials denied the existence of Area 51 for several decades. “Your honor, there is no name,” an Air Force attorney told a federal judge in 1995, per The Washington Post. “There is no name for the operating location near Groom Lake.”

That was a bigger lie than Donald Trump’s election fraud claims. Because in 2013, Area 51 was officially acknowledged as a real place located 100 miles north of Las Vegas, per The Washington Post.

Also referred to as Groom Lake, the rural military base has been used to fly high-altitude reconnaissance spy planes. And according to The Guardian, the U2 Spy Planes’ ability to fly over 60,000ft (considered too high for manned flight by the general public at the time), was responsible for a large percentage of UFO sightings.

Area 51 entrance. Photo via notevenathing on Flickr

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