Conspiracies Made in America: The Most Unhinged U.S. Theories by Decade (1950-2020) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798265106872)

Conspiracies Made in America: The Most Unhinged U.S. Theories by Decade (1950-2020)

From UFOs to 5G, from Elvis sightings to QAnon-welcome to seventy years of America's most bizarre, hilarious, and terrifying conspiracy theories.

This isn't a book about what's true. It's a book about what Americans chose to believe.

Inside you'll find:

• Eight decades of paranoia-from Cold War aliens and CIA acid trips to flat Earth meetups and pandemic microchips.

• The classics: Roswell, JFK, MK-Ultra, and the Moon landing "hoax."

• The deep cuts: weather weapons, satanic Smurfs, cloned pop stars, and furniture websites accused of child trafficking.

• Bonus chapter: the "leftovers" too dumb-or too brilliant-to leave out.

With sharp humor, cultural commentary, and just enough red-string energy, Conspiracies Made in America is a crash course in the myths we tell ourselves when reality feels too boring (or too scary).

Whether you laugh, gasp, or start side-eyeing your Wi-Fi router, one thing's for sure:
In America, the truth is optional.