NSA
Appears in 16 conspiracy theories
The Deep State Conspiracy
Explore the deep state theory claiming unelected bureaucrats in intelligence agencies and government secretly control policy and undermine democracy.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident — The Fabricated Attack That Started the Vietnam War
Declassified NSA documents confirm the August 4, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin attack never happened. How a fabricated naval engagement launched the Vietnam War.
Huawei 5G — Chinese Government Backdoor
Five Eyes nations have banned or restricted Huawei's 5G equipment amid intelligence assessments that Chinese law requires companies to cooperate with state intelligence.
Peter Thiel & The Surveillance State
Examining conspiracy theories about Peter Thiel, Palantir Technologies, and the creation of a corporate-government surveillance state — from CIA funding to predictive policing.
Total Surveillance State
The confirmed reality that intelligence agencies conduct mass surveillance of digital communications globally, with theorists arguing the scope goes far beyond what Snowden revealed.
9/11 Advance Knowledge — Who Knew?
Evidence that US intelligence agencies had advance knowledge of an Al-Qaeda attack, including the August 6, 2001 PDB, suspicious put options, the Able Danger program, and Israeli intelligence warnings.
Bitcoin Was Created by the CIA / NSA
The theory that Bitcoin was created by the CIA or NSA as a financial surveillance tool, citing the mysterious identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, a 1996 NSA paper on digital cash, and the SHA-256 hashing algorithm's NSA origins.
CIA / Private Sector Revolving Door
Over 70% of the U.S. intelligence budget goes to private contractors. How the line between spy agency and private company disappeared, and why it matters.
ECHELON — Cold War Global Intercept Network
ECHELON was a Cold War-era signals intelligence network operated by the Five Eyes alliance. Confirmed by the European Parliament in 2001 to intercept global communications.
GCHQ Tempora — UK Taps All Undersea Internet Cables
Snowden documents revealed GCHQ's Tempora program tapped fiber-optic cables carrying internet traffic through the UK, storing content for 3 days and metadata for 30 days.
Economic Espionage — US Spying on Allies for Corporations
European Parliament investigations confirmed that the NSA's ECHELON surveillance network was used for economic espionage — giving Boeing inside intelligence on Airbus bids. This isn't a theory. It's confirmed.
NSA Backdoors in Encryption Standards (Dual EC DRBG)
How the NSA secretly weakened encryption standards and paid RSA Security $10 million to use a compromised random number generator. The confirmed story of Dual EC DRBG.
NSA Warrantless Wiretapping — Pre-Snowden Surveillance
The NSA's warrantless domestic surveillance program, revealed by the New York Times in 2005, tapped phone and internet communications of Americans without court approval. The confirmed history.
NSA XKeyscore — Search Engine for Global Internet
NSA's XKeyscore lets analysts search through emails, chats, browsing history, and social media of nearly any internet user worldwide. Confirmed by Snowden documents.
Government Social Media Manipulation
Documented programs by which governments manipulate social media — from GCHQ's JTRIG to Russia's Internet Research Agency and Cambridge Analytica's data harvesting.
NSA Utah Data Center — Capturing All Communications
The NSA's massive Utah Data Center in Bluffdale stores unprecedented volumes of intercepted communications. Confirmed by Snowden documents and official admissions.