Vladimir Putin
Appears in 8 conspiracy theories
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
298 people died when MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014. The investigation proved it was a Russian Buk missile — but Russia launched a massive disinformation campaign to deny it.
Ukraine — US-Engineered Revolution & Proxy War
Pro-Russia narratives claiming the 2014 Ukrainian Maidan Revolution was a US/CIA-engineered coup and that the 2022 war is a US proxy war to weaken Russia rather than a defense of Ukrainian sovereignty.
Ukraine Bioweapons Conspiracy
Russia's claim that the US operates secret biological weapons labs in Ukraine, amplified by Tucker Carlson and others; Victoria Nuland's congressional testimony about 'biological research facilities' was seized upon as proof.
NATO Expansion — Broken Promise to Russia
Did the U.S. promise Gorbachev that NATO would not expand eastward after German reunification? Declassified documents, diplomatic accounts, and the geopolitical fallout explored.
Putin's Alleged Body Doubles
Persistent theories that the Kremlin uses trained body doubles for Vladimir Putin at public events, fueled by apparent physical changes, long disappearances, and Russian intelligence traditions.
1999 Russian Apartment Bombings — Putin's False Flag
In September 1999, bombs destroyed four Russian apartment buildings, killing nearly 300 people. The bombings launched Putin's career and the Second Chechen War. Every person who investigated FSB involvement was murdered.
Russian Firehose of Falsehood — Active Disinformation
How Russia's Internet Research Agency and GRU waged information warfare against Western democracies. Confirmed by Mueller indictments, Senate reports, and EU investigations.
Golden Billion — Russia's Western Elitism Theory
The 'Golden Billion' conspiracy theory claims Western elites plan to maintain prosperity for a billion Westerners while impoverishing the rest of humanity. Used by Russian state media to justify anti-Western foreign policy, its origins trace to Soviet-era propaganda.