The Weird Things Some Americans Believe

Posted on the 08 April 2013 by Jobsanger
(The image above is from The Atlantic Wire.)
Americans seem to love conspiracy theories, some really wacky ones. Public Policy Polling did a survey of some of these conspiracy theories between March 27th and 30th, by polling a nationwide sample of 1,247 registered voters (yes, these people actually vote in our elections). The survey had a margin of error of 2.8 points. I give you the percentage who say they believe in a certain conspiracy theory, and the percentage who say they are unsure if it's true or not (which is nearly as bad):
DO YOU BELIEVE SHAPE-SHIFTING REPTILIAN PEOPLE CONTROL OUR WORLD BY TAKING HUMAN FORM AND GAINING POLITICAL POWER?
Yes...............4%
Unsure...............7%
DO YOU BELIEVE PAUL McCARTNEY DIED IN A CAR CRASH IN 1966 AND WAS REPLACED BY A LOOKALIKE?
Yes...............5%
Unsure...............14%
DO YOU BELIEVE EXHAUST SEEN IN THE SKY BEHIND AIRPLANES IS ACTUALLY CHEMICALS SPRAYED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR SINISTER REASONS?
Yes...............5%
Unsure...............8%
DO YOU BELIEVE OSAMA BIN LADEN IS STILL ALIVE?
Yes...............6%
Unsure...............11%
DO YOU BELIEVE THE MOON LANDING WAS FAKED?
Yes...............7%
Unsure...............9%
DO YOU BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT ADDS FLUORIDE TO THE WATER FOR A MORE SINISTER REASON THAN DENTAL HEALTH?
Yes...............9%
Unsure...............17%
DO YOU BELIEVE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT KNOWINGLY ALLOWED THE 9/11 ATTACKS TO HAPPEN?
Yes...............11%
Unsure...............11%
DO YOU BELIEVE PRESIDENT OBAMA IS THE ANTI-CHRIST?
Yes...............13%
Unsure...............13%
DO YOU BELIEVE THE CIA DISTRIBUTED CRACK COCAINE INTO AMERICA IN THE 1980s?
Yes...............14%
Unsure...............30%
DO YOU BELIEVE IN BIGFOOT OR SASQUATCH?
Yes...............14%
Unsure...............14%
DO YOU BELIEVE THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL INDUSTRIES ARE IN LEAGUE TO INVENT NEW DISEASES TO MAKE MONEY?
Yes...............15%
Unsure...............16%
DO YOU BELIEVE THE MEDIA OR GOVERNMENT ADDS SECRET MIND-CONTROLLING TECHNOLOGY TO TV BROADCASTS?
Yes...............15%
Unsure...............15%
DO YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN CHILDHOOD VACCINES AND AUTISM?
Yes...............20%
Unsure...............34%
DO YOU BELIEVE A UFO CRASHED AT ROSWELL IN 1947 AND THE GOVERNMENT COVERED IT UP?
Yes...............21%
Unsure...............32%
DO YOU BELIEVE SADDAM HUSSEIN WAS INVOLVED IN THE 9/11 ATTACKS?
Yes...............28%
Unsure...............22%
DO YOU BELIEVE A SECRETIVE POWER ELITE IS CONSPIRING TO RULE THE WORLD THROUGH AN AUTHORITARIAN WORLD GOVERNMENT?
Yes...............28%
Unsure...............25%
DO YOU BELIEVE ALIENS EXIST?
Yes...............29%
Unsure...............24%
DO YOU BELIEVE GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX?
Yes...............37%
Unsure...............12%
DO YOU BELIEVE LEE HARVEY OSWALD DID NOT ACT ALONE IN KILLING JFK?
Yes...............51%
Unsure...............24%