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jtbayly · 2020-05-31 19:54:38+00:00

So I’ll take that as a “No, there’s no evidence whatsoever that these are connected. It’s entirely baseless speculation and conspiracy theory.”

snazz | karma 5427 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2019-05-29 19:57:38

Has he specifically called out the connection or is this your pet conspiracy theory? It doesn’t seem too far off, to be honest.

briefcomment | karma 1554 | avg karma 2.08 · | 2021-06-04 18:14:39

How is that a conspiracy theory? There's pretty clear evidence in the article that there is likely a connection as far back as the early 2000's.

Nacdor | karma 702 | avg karma 7.8 · | 2020-10-29 18:25:40+00:00

I'm not familiar with this conspiracy theory, can you explain how they're connected?

scott_s | karma 34069 | avg karma 3.96 · | 2010-04-05 16:26:58

No. That is not evidence of a conspiracy.

losteric | karma 5210 | avg karma 3.91 · | 2017-12-18 00:48:03+00:00

Can you elaborate on those connections? My cursory googling surfaced some thread-bare conspiracy theories, but nothing of substance to follow-up on.

blippitybleep | karma 13 | avg karma 0.5 · | 2023-01-24 07:31:26

I have to agree with you there. I don’t have evidence, so it’s a bit of a conspiracy theory, but something is off.

definetheword | karma 661 | avg karma 12.47 · | 2020-11-23 01:11:42+00:00

That’s a widely speculative conspiracy. Do you have any evidence?

scarejunba | karma 2432 | avg karma 1.07 · | 2019-01-06 18:15:38+00:00

The whole thing and its explanations has conspiracy theory overtones. Honestly, I’m going to null hypothesis this whole event because none of the stories are convincing.

bshoemaker | karma 270 | avg karma 3.38 · | 2021-10-01 13:54:26

Is there any evidence they are?

Otherwise, that sounds like a conspiracy theory itself.

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guilhas | karma 598 | avg karma 0.56 · | 2021-01-19 21:05:14

No, it is a conspiracy theory.

angio | karma 698 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2022-08-28 18:47:02

That's a conspiracy theory with, so far, no confirmation.

M_Grey | karma 7070 | avg karma 3.06 · | 2016-10-11 02:27:29

I don't suppose that there's a shred of evidence to support this conspiracy theory?

acdha | karma 35410 | avg karma 2.73 · | 2023-08-17 06:53:51

This is a conspiracy theory. In the absence of evidence, it’s just a distraction from the topic of this thread.

duxup | karma 38842 | avg karma 3.68 · | 2020-02-04 16:40:05

I question if it even matters if even the slightest connection to anything is reason enough for folks to come up with or imply a conspiracy...

krisdol | karma 2131 | avg karma 3.05 · | 2016-09-01 22:24:08+00:00

This is in the realm of conspiracy theory. No evidence points to this. Nothing the parent comment said suggests it. I think you are filling in the blanks with your own hypotheses but they're accusatory shots in the dark at this point. It's possible, sure, but so are a lot of things.

aioprisan | karma 1361 | avg karma 1.77 · | 2018-03-28 02:01:22

Of course not, it's all conspiracy theory BS

mcguire | karma 18217 | avg karma 1.81 · | 2019-04-01 15:15:54+00:00

Do you have any evidence for your conspiracy theory?

If not, it's not helpful for the discussion.

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drb91 | karma 2555 | avg karma 1.82 · | 2018-10-23 09:19:53

I do truly believe it to be unrelated and veering into attractive-but-unsubstantiated conspiracy territory.

InclinedPlane | karma 30955 | avg karma 3.47 · | 2011-07-09 03:08:37

This is a conspiracy theory with absolutely no solid evidence behind it.