Political Myths and Conspiracy Theories That Will Make You Question Everything

Theory: FDR and His Administration Knew About the Pearl Harbor Attacks

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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Habor killing 2,400 American troops and destroying numerous aircraft carriers and military vessels. Up until then, the United States had managed to stay out of World War II, yet the attack on Pearl Habor sparked a war effort among the American public and led to FDR making the decision to join the Allied forces in the fight against the Axis powers.

However, some believe that FDR may have known about a potential attack on Pearl Habor days before, pushing the United States to become involved in the war. Apparently, FDR and his administration were notified of the possibility of Hawaii being a target but didn’t take it seriously thinking that it would have been impossible for Japan to move their troops from Japan to Hawaii without being noticed. Also, there were no immediate benefits of the United States becoming involved in the war.