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Follow the Money

Central banks, shadow markets, gold vaults that may or may not be empty, and a financial system designed by a handful of men on a private island. These theories follow the money trail from Jekyll Island to Wall Street to the offshore accounts where power really lives.

11 theories in this list

1
Federal Reserve Is a Private Bank Conspiracy
Mixed

Federal Reserve Is a Private Bank Conspiracy

Examining claims that the Federal Reserve is a private bank owned by elite banking families, the Jekyll Island meeting, and alleged debt slavery by design.

1913 · United States
2
Jekyll Island Secret Meeting (Fed Creation)
Confirmed

Jekyll Island Secret Meeting (Fed Creation)

A secret 1910 meeting of bankers and politicians at Jekyll Island, Georgia, that produced the blueprint for the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 — confirmed by participants' own memoirs.

1910 · United States
3
Mixed

Rothschild Banking Dynasty Conspiracy Theories

A comprehensive examination of conspiracy theories about the Rothschild banking dynasty — separating documented history from antisemitic mythology and assessing their real influence.

1790 · Germany
4
Banking Corruption and Financial System Conspiracy
Mixed

Banking Corruption and Financial System Conspiracy

An examination of conspiracy theories about banking corruption, from the creation of the Federal Reserve to LIBOR rigging, money laundering, and the consolidation of financial power.

1694 · United Kingdom
5
Fort Knox Has No Gold / Tungsten Bars
Unresolved

Fort Knox Has No Gold / Tungsten Bars

The persistent theory that Fort Knox is empty or filled with gold-plated tungsten, and that no independent audit has been allowed since 1953. Explore the claims, history, and evidence.

1970 · United States
6
Gold Price Suppression by Central Banks
Unresolved

Gold Price Suppression by Central Banks

The Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) claims central banks and bullion banks coordinate to suppress gold prices through paper gold contracts to protect fiat currency credibility.

1960 · United States
7
LIBOR Rigging Scandal
Confirmed

LIBOR Rigging Scandal

A confirmed global scandal in which major banks including Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and UBS colluded to manipulate the LIBOR benchmark interest rate, affecting hundreds of trillions in financial contracts.

2003 · United Kingdom
8
BlackRock and Vanguard Own Everything
Mixed

BlackRock and Vanguard Own Everything

BlackRock and Vanguard manage $20+ trillion in assets and own stakes in nearly every major corporation. How much of the conspiracy theory is real?

2011 · United States
9
Mixed

GameStop Short Squeeze — Wall Street vs. Reddit

When Robinhood halted GameStop purchases during the 2021 short squeeze, retail investors alleged market manipulation to protect short-selling hedge funds like Melvin Capital and Citadel.

2021 · United States
10
Debunked

FTX Collapse — Political Money Laundering Conspiracy

After FTX's $8 billion collapse, conspiracy theories alleged SBF was laundering Ukrainian aid money through Democratic Party donations. The truth was more mundane — and more criminal — than the conspiracy.

2022-11 · United States
11
The Petrodollar Theory
Mixed

The Petrodollar Theory

How the US dollar's reserve currency status is maintained through Saudi oil agreements — and whether nations that challenged it were targeted for regime change.

1974 · United States