2016 Conspiracy Theories That People Really Fell For!

Door to-Door Gun Collection

In October of 2016, known right-wing publication The Free Patriot posted an article that was widely believed and shared on social media. Titled “U.N. Says They Will Soon Occupy America Under Hillary: Going Door-to-Door Taking Guns,” the article contained photos of a marching military and claimed that a man they called just “an everyday average Joe” encountered a UN employee at a bar who shared this information with him.

“[He] felt compelled that he needed to say something, just to let such good people know what is coming. He said that they were going to be going door-to-door taking guns, or shooting to kill. They already had the lists of names, and addresses.” The claim was that if Hillary Clinton won the upcoming election, this door-to-door weapons collection would be imminent.