HowStuffWorks_Conspiracy_Theories

You may have heard a bit about the North Dakota Access Pipeline in the news -- but probably not much. What's happening at the site of one the largest Native American protests in recent history, and why isn't it more widely reported in the US?

For centuries people have tried to invent perpetual motion machines and many inventors have claimed they successfully cracked the laws of thermodynamics. But have they?

You may not have heard of the biggest trade deal in recent US history -- and that's the way world governments like it. So what is this thing? Why should it matter to you?

Several gaping craters recently appeared in the Yamal Peninsula of Siberia -- but what created them?

Each year corporations, governments and the wealthy spend millions to protect endangered wild animals - so why can't they stop the poachers?

You've probably heard some of the accusations regarding recent tragedies -- that the official story is wrong, and aspects of certain events are either misrepresented or staged completely. But could that be true? What are 'crisis actors?"

Could there really be groups of people conducting Satanic rites -- not philosophical stances, but actual devil worship via ritual or even sacrifice?

Cannibalism, also known as anthropophagy, is an ancient practice. But there are multiple types and they are not all created equally.

It seems that every year new evidence redefines our earlier assumptions about the past. Tune in to learn more with Ben and Matt.

In the early hours of February 25th, 1942, air raid sirens resounded across Los Angeles, California. The military fired roughly 1500 anti-aircraft machine gun rounds and artillery shells at some unknown object in the sky. So what really happened?

Are GMOs the wave of the future or an unprecedented danger?

In the second part of our series on the 2016 presidential election we explore the facts, fiction, controversy and conspiracy theories surrounding the Clinton campaign.

So what happened? Learn why skeptics and fringe theorists alike continue to argue about 7 World Trade Center.

You've probably heard some of the accusations regarding recent tragedies -- that the official story is wrong, and aspects of certain events are either misrepresented or staged completely. But could that be true? What are 'crisis actors?"

TV, film and fiction have given the public a set of stereotypes about serial killers -- one of the biggest being that they always get caught.

The internet has revolutionized numerous disciplines, and propaganda is no exception. How can you know who's saying what -- and why -- online? Join Ben, Matt, and special guest Joe to learn more about the future of online manipulation.

Join Ben and special guest Jonathan Strickland as they explore the rumors and facts surrounding the FCC's Open Internet ruling.

When Anne Mitchell-Hedges found a crystal skull at a Belizean excavation site, rumors spread like wildfire. People claimed that the skulls possessed supernatural powers.

Join Ben and Matt as they tackle one of the most important parts of the catacomb story: Figuring out how to get in.

Did an electrical engineer from the 1920s really invent a device capable of harnessing zero-point energy? What happened to it?

Whether in an unstable foreign land or in your own country, various groups are claiming that local law enforcement and militaries are becoming increasingly intertwined. But why? What happens next?

It sounds like something out of the Uncharted series, but it's true: the Nazi party poured millions into a quest to discover lost civilizations. Tune in to learn more.

Each year corporations, governments and the wealthy spend millions to protect endangered wild animals - so why can't they stop the poachers?

Is there any truth to all the claims about oil conspiracies, peak oil, alternative energy suppression and OPEC price-fixing?

The legend of the Jersey Devil dates back for centuries, and hundreds of people have reported seeing the creature. Yet despite extensive searches, no one has conclusively proven its existence.