A mission to recruit Nazi war criminals? CIA mind control experiments? A President trying to steal important documents? These might sound crazy, but they are just a few examples of conspiracy theories that were actually true! Let’s talk about conspiracy theories and more on this episode of Thinking in English!

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Vocabulary List

Plot (n) - a secret plan by several people to do something that is wrong, harmful, or not legal, especially to do damage to a person or government

The police stopped a plot to assassinate the president

Uncertainty (n) - a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known or certain

Life is full of uncertainties

Sociopolitical (adj) - used to describe the differences between groups of people relating to their political beliefs, social class, etc

The report recommended new policies due to sociopolitical changes over the years

Evildoer (n) - someone who does something evil

The government has blamed the protests on a handful of evildoers

Obscure (adj) - not known to many people

He moved to an obscure island in the Pacific

Blatantly (adv) - in a way that is very obscure and intentional, when this is a bad thing

It was blatantly obvious that she was telling a lie

To cover up (phrasal v) - to keep something unpleasant or illegal secret or hidden

He accused the men of covering up a crime

Scandal (n) - (an action or event that caused) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval

Their affair caused a scandal in the office

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