10 Things We Learned From Jon Ronson On Louis Theroux's Grounded Podcast
2. Ronson Thinks David Icke Legitimately Believes In Lizard People
David Icke has been in the news a lot lately. A prominent conspiracy theorist, Icke had his YouTube channel deleted by the video-sharing platform for spreading misinformation about Covid-19. Ronson has met him a number of times and although Icke's actions are harmful, Ronson doesn't believe his intentions are. Speaking about a previous experience with Icke, Ronson reminded Theroux and his listeners that Icke believes in a secret society of lizard people. He believes that they are the most powerful people in society and that they meet in secret clubs.
One such club that Icke believes they meet in is Bohemian Grove. A private gentlemen's club based in San Francisco, Bohemian Grove has featured members like Ronald Reagon and Richard Nixon. Ronson was given an opportunity to go to Bohemian Grove and offered Icke the chance to come with him. Icke refused, believing that getting too close to 'the truth' would be the end of him. He didn't want to disappear so he declined the invitation.
Although Ronson dismisses Icke as a conspiracy theorist, he doesn't believe that he's a liar. He also mentioned that the two are on good terms with Icke hugging Ronson when they ran into each other at the airport recently.