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Is a weapon behind Havana syndrome?Is a weapon behind Havana syndrome?Unproven: real symptoms, a cause still disputed“A weapon caused the illnesses first reported in Havana”DisputedSourcing 94 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 11 Jun 2026The Director of National Intelligence recalls the 2023 and 2025 assessments94The death of Jeffrey EpsteinWas Epstein murdered?No“Epstein was murdered”✕ DisprovenSourcing 95 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 30 Jan 2026Under a new law, the Justice Department releases files it puts at more than 3 million pages95The Moon landingsDid we really land on the Moon?Yes“Nobody landed and the footage was made on a set”✕ DisprovenSourcing 84 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 2026Indian orbiter images show the Apollo 11 and 12 descent stages84The Voynich manuscriptHas anyone cracked the Voynich manuscript?No“Someone has really decoded the manuscript”UnverifiedSourcing 93 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 2026No reading of the text has been independently confirmed93Who is Banksy?Who is Banksy?Not confirmed“Banksy is Robin Gunningham”LikelySourcing 95 · how well the history is documentedLatest: Mar 2026Banksy’s lawyer disputes unnamed “details” but neither confirms nor denies the name95Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?Unknown“Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto”✕ DisprovenSourcing 98 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 8 Apr 2026The New York Times names the cryptographer Adam Back; he denies it98Does Pokémon Go’s player data end up with governments, defence and weapons?Does Pokémon Go’s data go to the military?Scans trained AI now pitched to defence“Pokémon Go player data is used by the military or in weapons”UnverifiedSourcing 96 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 30 Oct 2026US federal spending records list no contract or grant to Niantic or Niantic Spatial96Is global warming real?Is global warming real?Yes, and people are the main cause“The planet is not warming, or the warming is made by adjusting the data”✕ DisprovenSourcing 96 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 14 Jan 2026Eight temperature records put 2025 at about 1.44 °C above pre-industrial96MKUltraDid the CIA really run mind-control experiments?Yes“Olson was killed, not a suicide”DisputedSourcing 98 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 30 Jun 2026A House task force holds a hearing on MKULTRA98The Loch Ness MonsterIs Nessie real?Not shown“A large animal unknown to science lives in Loch Ness”UnverifiedSourcing 98 · how well the history is documentedLatest: 12 Oct 2026The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register lists 1,180 sightings98
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100The assassination of John F. KennedyWho really killed JFK?Oswald, says the record; a second gunman is disputed“A second gunman fired at Kennedy from the grassy knoll”DisputedSourcing 100 · how well the history is documented100What is HAARP really for?What is HAARP really for?A research heater; no weapon shown“HAARP can control or change the weather”UnverifiedSourcing 100 · how well the history is documented100The Wow! signalWas the Wow! signal a message from aliens?Unexplained; nothing confirms an alien sender“The signal was sent by an extraterrestrial intelligence”UnverifiedSourcing 100 · how well the history is documented100Ball lightningWhat is ball lightning?Real; at least one was burning soil“The US military ran a secret project to make ball-lightning-like plasmas as weapons”LikelySourcing 100 · how well the history is documented100What killed the dinosaurs?Did an asteroid really kill the dinosaurs?The asteroid; volcanism’s share is still argued“The impact caused the mass extinction, dinosaurs included”ConfirmedSourcing 100 · how well the history is documented100Where did the Moon come from?Did a giant collision with the early Earth make the Moon?Probably a giant impact“The Moon formed from a giant impact on the early Earth”LikelySourcing 100 · how well the history is documented+ 59 more proven →
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90Where did the Bible come from?Who wrote the Bible?Needs to tie together:1 disputed3 likely89StonehengeHow was Stonehenge built?Needs to tie together:2 disputed1 likely88Canada’s megaliths and medicine wheelsAre Canada’s stone circles older than the pyramids?Needs to tie together:7 likely88What’s hiding in the Grand Canyon?Is there a lost city in the Grand Canyon?Needs to tie together:6 likely88Skinwalker RanchWhat is happening at Skinwalker Ranch?Needs to tie together:6 likely86The Taos HumWhat is the Taos Hum?Needs to tie together:5 likely
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1Is hypnotism real?Is hypnotism real? · 13 of 13 steps confirmed100sourcing2Who really killed JFK?The assassination of John F. Kennedy · 13 of 13 steps confirmed100sourcing3Is a cat parasite controlling your mind?Is a cat parasite controlling your mind? · 14 of 14 steps confirmed100sourcing4Did an asteroid really kill the dinosaurs?What killed the dinosaurs? · 14 of 14 steps confirmed100sourcing5Did a giant collision with the early Earth make the Moon?Where did the Moon come from? · 13 of 13 steps confirmed100sourcing6Are planes spraying chemicals on us?Are planes spraying chemicals on us? · 13 of 13 steps confirmed100sourcing7What is HAARP really for?What is HAARP really for? · 14 of 14 steps confirmed100sourcing8What is ball lightning?Ball lightning · 8 of 8 steps confirmed100sourcing9Was the Wow! signal a message from aliens?The Wow! signal · 13 of 13 steps confirmed100sourcing10Did aliens have a hand in the Nazca Lines?The Nazca Lines · 11 of 11 steps confirmed100sourcing
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Deaths and disappearances15 cases
100#1 in topic · The assassination of John F. KennedyWho really killed JFK?Oswald, says the record; a second gunman is disputed“A second gunman fired at Kennedy from the grassy knoll”DisputedSourcing 100 · how well the history is documented
The Dyatlov Pass incidentThe September 11, 2001 attacksThe death of Princess DianaThe murder of Tupac ShakurWas Avril Lavigne replaced by a double named Melissa?The death of Jeffrey EpsteinD.B. CooperIs Elvis still alive?Malaysia Airlines Flight 370The 2017 Las Vegas concert shootingThe death of Marilyn MonroeDid Hitler escape?Did Paul McCartney die in 1966 and get replaced?The deaths around Jeffrey Epstein
Myths and legends12 cases
100#1 in topic · Is hypnotism real?Is hypnotism real?Yes, but not the way films show it“Hypnotic suggestion measurably changes pain, perception and brain activity”ConfirmedSourcing 100 · how well the history is documented
Unsolved mysteries10 cases
98#1 in topic · Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?Unknown“Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto”✕ DisprovenSourcing 98 · how well the history is documented
Government programmes9 cases
100#1 in topic · What is HAARP really for?What is HAARP really for?A research heater; no weapon shown“HAARP can control or change the weather”UnverifiedSourcing 100 · how well the history is documented