CIA
Appears in 36 conspiracy theories
The Deep State Conspiracy
Explore the deep state theory claiming unelected bureaucrats in intelligence agencies and government secretly control policy and undermine democracy.
Operation Condor — CIA-Backed South American Death Squads
A confirmed CIA-backed program coordinating South American military dictatorships to hunt, torture, and assassinate leftist political opponents across borders — killing an estimated 60,000+ people.
Operation Gladio — NATO Stay-Behind Networks in Europe
Operation Gladio was a confirmed NATO covert program maintaining secret stay-behind armies across Western Europe, linked to false flag terrorism in Italy.
Operation Cyclone — CIA Arms to Afghan Mujahideen / Al-Qaeda Blowback
Confirmed: The CIA's Operation Cyclone funneled $3 billion+ to Afghan mujahideen fighting Soviet occupation — including groups that later became Al-Qaeda — with Brzezinski admitting the program was designed to draw the Soviets into their own Vietnam.
CIA Overthrow of Allende — Chile 1973
Declassified documents confirm CIA and State Department under Kissinger worked to 'make the economy scream' and supported the 1973 military coup that killed democratically elected Salvador Allende.
Operation Mockingbird — CIA Media Control
The confirmed CIA program that placed agents in major U.S. news organizations and paid journalists to publish propaganda during the Cold War.
Peter Thiel & The Surveillance State
Examining conspiracy theories about Peter Thiel, Palantir Technologies, and the creation of a corporate-government surveillance state — from CIA funding to predictive policing.
9/11 Advance Knowledge — Who Knew?
Evidence that US intelligence agencies had advance knowledge of an Al-Qaeda attack, including the August 6, 2001 PDB, suspicious put options, the Able Danger program, and Israeli intelligence warnings.
Aldrich Ames — CIA's Deadliest Mole
CIA officer Aldrich Ames worked for the KGB from 1985 to 1994, compromising over 100 CIA operations and leading to the execution of at least 10 CIA assets
Bitcoin Was Created by the CIA / NSA
The theory that Bitcoin was created by the CIA or NSA as a financial surveillance tool, citing the mysterious identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, a 1996 NSA paper on digital cash, and the SHA-256 hashing algorithm's NSA origins.
CIA Assassinated Bob Marley
The theory that the CIA deliberately gave Bob Marley cancer through a poisoned gift, fearing his political influence in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Examines the 1976 shooting, Cold War context, and the dubious 'Bill Oxley' confession.
CIA 638+ Assassination Attempts on Castro
Church Committee confirmed the CIA planned and attempted multiple assassination plots against Castro -- including poison cigars, exploding seashells, and Mafia collaboration -- over more than a decade.
CIA / Private Sector Revolving Door
Over 70% of the U.S. intelligence budget goes to private contractors. How the line between spy agency and private company disappeared, and why it matters.
JFK Assassination Files — What Is the CIA Hiding?
Thousands of JFK assassination documents remained classified for decades; when finally released, key passages were still redacted — including information on CIA officer George Joannides who secretly managed the DRE Cuban exile group that interacted with Oswald before the assassination.
CIA In-Q-Tel / Intelligence Funding of Silicon Valley
The CIA's investment arm In-Q-Tel has confirmed investments in Google (early-stage), Palantir, and dozens of data and surveillance technology firms, blurring the line between Big Tech and intelligence.
CIA Crack Epidemic in Black Communities
The partially confirmed theory that the CIA facilitated the flow of crack cocaine into African American communities in the 1980s via Nicaraguan Contra drug networks.
Fort Detrick & US Biological Weapons
Fort Detrick served as America's biological weapons nerve center from 1943 to 1969. Conspiracy theories extend its legacy to AIDS, Lyme disease, and COVID-19. Explore the confirmed history and unproven claims.
Frank Olson — CIA Scientist Murdered to Prevent Disclosure
CIA biochemist Frank Olson fell from a 13th-floor window in 1953, nine days after being secretly dosed with LSD. Was it suicide, an accident, or murder? Explore the evidence.
Government Mind-Altering Drug Programs
From MKUltra's LSD experiments to allegations of mass psychotropic medication as social control, examining government involvement in mind-altering substance programs.
9/11 Insider Trading — Put Options Conspiracy
In the days before 9/11, someone placed enormous bets against American Airlines and United Airlines stock. The SEC investigated. The 9/11 Commission dismissed it. The questions remain.
Economic Espionage — US Spying on Allies for Corporations
European Parliament investigations confirmed that the NSA's ECHELON surveillance network was used for economic espionage — giving Boeing inside intelligence on Airbus bids. This isn't a theory. It's confirmed.
Intelligence Agency Assassinations
The Church Committee confirmed the CIA plotted to kill Castro, Lumumba, and others. Exploding cigars, poisoned wetsuits, Mafia hitmen — the real history is stranger than fiction.
John Lennon: Was Mark David Chapman CIA?
The theory that John Lennon's 1980 assassination was a CIA/FBI-ordered political killing disguised as a random fan murder, given his FBI surveillance file, anti
Jonestown and the Peoples Temple
Over 900 people died at Jonestown in 1978. The official story is mass suicide. But evidence of CIA connections, MKUltra ties, and forced injections suggests something darker may have happened.
Patrice Lumumba — CIA/Belgian Assassination
In 1961, the CIA and Belgian intelligence orchestrated the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first democratically elected prime minister. They installed a dictator who ruled for 32 years. This is confirmed history.
Lee Harvey Oswald as Patsy
Examining the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald was framed for the JFK assassination, from his intelligence connections and Soviet defection to Jack Ruby's silencing shot.
Project ARTICHOKE -- CIA Behavior Modification Precursor
Confirmed CIA program (1951-1953) that investigated hypnosis, drugs, and forced morphine addiction for creating involuntary agents and extracting information from captives during the Cold War.
Project BLUEBIRD -- First CIA Mind Control Program
Project BLUEBIRD (1950-1951) was the CIA's first formal mind control program, established during the Korean War to counter enemy brainwashing and investigate methods of interrogation and agent control.
State Propaganda Machine
The documented history of government propaganda operations, from Edward Bernays and WWI to Pentagon media embeds and CIA-funded news outlets -- where proven manipulation meets conspiracy theory.
Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy
Examining the evidence for a second shooter in the RFK assassination, Sirhan Sirhan's alleged hypnotic programming, and the LAPD's destruction of key evidence.
Strategy of Tension — False Flags to Shift Politics
The confirmed NATO/CIA strategy of sponsoring terrorist attacks in Cold War Italy to blame the left and prevent communist electoral victories. Evidence and history.
Susan Lindauer — 9/11 Whistleblower
The story of Susan Lindauer, a CIA asset who claimed advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks, was arrested under the Patriot Act, and declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
Dulles' Plan — CIA Plot to Destroy Russia from Within
A text widely circulated in Russia claiming CIA Director Allen Dulles outlined a plan to corrupt Russian culture and morals from within -- the document is a fabrication, likely from a Soviet novel.
Mena, Arkansas — CIA Drug Airport
The allegation that the Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport served as a CIA drug transshipment hub with Governor Clinton's knowledge. Examining Barry Seal, the Contra cocaine era, and the evidence.
Operation Midnight Climax — CIA LSD Brothels
A confirmed MKUltra sub-project: the CIA set up fake brothels in San Francisco and New York, hired sex workers, and secretly dosed men with LSD while agents watched through one-way mirrors. This actually happened.
Project OFTEN -- CIA Occult / Supernatural Research
A reportedly CIA-funded project investigating black magic, demonology, astrology, and other occult practices for intelligence applications, run alongside MKUltra with documents largely still classified.