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On this day in conspiracies
The dated turning points behind the case files: assassinations, crashes, leaks, votes, and the moments a theory was born, each drawn straight from a file's sourced timeline. We only place an entry on a day the record actually names.
- 1965Liston's "phantom punch"Hoaxes & Pop Culture
Newspapers and radio erupt with cries of "fix" and "fake." Because the punch was so fast and the count so garbled, the knockout is widely portrayed as a fraud. The label "phantom punch" spreads within days and sticks permanently.
- 2019Pope Lick MonsterCryptids & Monsters
Two teenage girls are struck by a train on the trestle. Savanna Bright, 15, is pronounced dead at the scene; the other survives. Friends, family, and park officials again urge the public to stay off the active bridge, and the tragedy renews debate over safety measures.
- 2026DR Congo Ebola hoax claimsScience, Space & Technology
The Washington Post reports that false claims are running wild as the outbreak widens: that Ebola is a hoax, that the disease is really something else, and that outsiders brought it. Residents burn Ebola treatment tents in Rwampara.
Drawn from 1,911 dated events across our case-file timelines. Dates reckoned in UTC.