ExxonMobil

Appears in 6 conspiracy theories

Big Oil Climate Denial Funding — Exxon Knew
Confirmed

Big Oil Climate Denial Funding — Exxon Knew

Documents revealed that ExxonMobil's own scientists confirmed climate change by the late 1970s, but the company funded decades of denial campaigns — a confirmed

1977 · United States
Big Oil's Suppression of Alternatives
Mixed

Big Oil's Suppression of Alternatives

The theory that major oil companies have systematically funded climate denial, purchased and shelved alternative energy patents, and corrupted regulatory and political processes to maintain fossil fuel dominance — with significant elements now confirmed by documentary evidence.

1900s · United States
Corporate Corruption Conspiracy
Confirmed

Corporate Corruption Conspiracy

Exploring allegations of systematic corporate corruption, regulatory capture, revolving door politics, and how corporations collude with governments against public interest.

1900s · United States
Mixed

Energy Crisis Suppression Conspiracy

Examining claims that revolutionary energy technologies have been suppressed by oil companies and governments, and that energy crises are artificially manufactured.

1900s · United States
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Suppression
Unresolved

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Suppression

Claims that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure have been suppressed by oil companies and automakers. The patents, the politics, and the reality.

1970 · United States
Renewable Energy Patent Buyouts by Fossil Fuel Industry
Unresolved

Renewable Energy Patent Buyouts by Fossil Fuel Industry

Claims that fossil fuel companies have systematically acquired and shelved patents for solar, wind, and other renewable technologies to delay the clean energy transition.

1980 · United States