2016 Conspiracy Theories That People Really Fell For!

Trump and Cruz Continue To Fight

While Ted and Rafael Cruz both deny the idea that Rafael could have assassinated Kennedy, and while the Cuban immigrant was living in the U.S. at the time, it still seems like a pretty far-fetched story. Trump also insulted Ted Cruz’s wife’s appearance and also suggested that Cruz is not fit to serve because he was born in Canada to an American citizen.

This wouldn’t be the first time Donald started a “birther” rumor; remember the birth certificate debacle with Obama? On the campaign trail, Cruz said, “It’s not easy to tick me off. I don’t get angry often. But you mess with my wife, you mess with my kids, that’ll do it every time. Donald, you’re a sniveling coward. Leave Heidi the hell alone.” Trump and Cruz continued to trade barbs throughout the election. Eventually, in an interesting turn of cowardly events, Cruz did give Trump his endorsement.

Sandy Hook “Truthers”

If the horrible tragedy of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school, in which shooter Adam Lanza took the lives of 20 first-grade students wasn’t bad enough, truthers have certainly made it worse.

There are people across the internet propped up by sites like conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars and message board Godlike Productions that have started the rumor that Sandy Hook was fake and never actually happened. Even worse, they claim all the photos of the victims are of alleged actors. Wow! Could this story get any worse? As if the parents of these poor children haven’t suffered enough?