11 Seriously Bizarre Conspiracy Theories

The Illuminati is a true blessing for the terminally paranoid 

The idea is that some people think there is a secret organisation of super-wealthy, super-privileged elite calling all the shots - a secret, faceless society of rich people who live to oppress and control you.

Apart from anything else, this is a weird conclusion to come to, considering that we already know that there is a super-wealthy, super-privileged elite calling the shots, they just don't bother to keep it a secret. In fact, they televise it, it's called BBC Parliment.

Anyway, we digress.

One of the very best things about the Illuminati conspiracy is the sheer range of characters that are supposed to belong to it. Beyonce is a favourite at the moment as she has a habit of making a "triangle" symbol with her hands and has named her child Blue Ivy (which stands fo Born Living Under Evil, Illuminati's Very Youngest, of course).

One thing that makes this particular brand of paranoia so difficult to get a handle on, is the idea of an unstoppably powerful secret society whose influence is so great that they have managed to worm their way into the very upper echelons of society, would (a) communicate using a very obvious, public hand gesture and (b) allow themselves to be "found out" by a bunch of neckbeards on the internet.

Or perhaps that's just what they want us to think.