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Conspiracy Corner

The wildest conspiracy theories and tinfoil hat moments from the PMT universe — from flat earth flirtations to deep state sports takes.

59 takes

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Take Slip·May 18, 2016
#PMT-2016-0518-15373
Big CatBig Cat

The NBA Draft Lottery was rigged for Philadelphia

I actually am going to side with Philly on this one and say that it was rigged for Philly.

While the 76ers did win the #1 pick, there is no factual evidence it was rigged. This remains a popular NBA conspiracy theory.
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Take Slip·Jun 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0620-15452
Spencer HawesSpencer Hawes

The NBA isn't rigged, but the league got the 7-game series they wanted

Is the NBA rigged? No. But? Did I insinuate a but? That was not my intention. No, I think in this series, they got what they wanted. Absolutely. You know, they got, they got the seven games, but I don't, I'm not buying into that conspiracy theory.

The league's internal desires are private, making this an unprovable opinion.
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0713-14877
Big CatBig Cat

Pokemon Go is a CIA government conspiracy to track data and map building interiors

Seriously, though, Pokemon Go is a government conspiracy, and I don't know why anyone... my last one was basically Pokemon Go has somewhere sitting with the CIA and they're saying, huh, how do we get inside people's buildings?... Let's just throw a squirtle right by someone's refrigerator. Picture.

Hot TakeMediaFireSarcastic
While there were data privacy concerns, the 'CIA mapping homes' theory remains a fringe internet conspiracy.
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Take Slip·Jul 29, 2016
#PMT-2016-0729-15319
HankHank

The NFL conspiracy to take down Tom Brady is a proven fact

Do you think that they unfairly accused [Brady] of something and it's a conspiracy just to sit down the face of the NFL? ... Yes, that's actually a proven fact. ... Yeah, they just don't like the Patriots. Too much winning.

While many fans agree the NFL was harsh, it is not a 'proven fact' that there was a coordinated conspiracy solely based on 'too much winning'.
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#PMT-2016-0729-15320
Big CatBig Cat

Warren Sapp staged his shark attack to get back into the national media spotlight

Connect the dots. Warren Sapp doesn't have a job right now... Best way to get yourself back in the national media spotlight without saying, 'Hey, I want a job,' get attacked by a shark. ... I'm just saying, do we know what that shark looked like? No... That's for sure a fake shark. Truther Warren Sapp did not get bit by a shark. He rigged this whole thing.

There is no evidence the shark attack was fake; Sapp provided photos of the bite and was out lobstering at the time.
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Take Slip·Aug 8, 2016
#PMT-2016-0808-6745
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Hall of Fame game cancellation was a conspiracy to force viewers to watch the Olympics.

The Olympics, tonight was supposed to be their big night. They needed the ratings... NBC, their president is a guy named Steve Burke. Steve Burke just happens to be a former Disney executive. Maybe he called in a favor... [the painter] is probably the easiest person in the world to pay off.

The game was canceled due to genuine safety concerns over turf paint solidifying; there is no evidence of a media conspiracy.
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#PMT-2016-0930-19006
Big CatBig Cat

Josh Gordon is being paid by the NFL to pretend weed is ruining his life

Is there a conspiracy that Josh Gordon is being paid by the NFL to pretend weed is ruining his life so they can keep it illegal? ... who else do we know anyone else who's been addicted to weed?

This is a satirical conspiracy theory with no basis in factual reality.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2016 Big Ten Championship game is rigged for Wisconsin to win

The Big Ten titles game is going to be rigged in favor of Wisconsin this time. Because last time, the 59-0 Ohio State. That was rigged. Wisconsin. Gary Anderson was fired recently. Left right away. It all makes sense.

Penn State won the 2016 Big Ten Championship game 38-31 over Wisconsin.
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#PMT-2016-1209-1349
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jeff Bezos is using Alexa to listen to every conversation in your house

Stay woke on this. Jeff Bezos just told everybody that he's listening to every conversation that you have in your house and keeping track of it.

Reports later emerged that Amazon employees did listen to voice recordings to improve the AI, though the 'listening to every conversation' framing is an exaggeration.
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Take Slip·Jan 23, 2017
#PMT-2017-0123-9039
Cordarrelle PattersonCordarrelle Patterson

The NFL is in cahoots with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys

Because everybody loves Green Bay. Everybody wants to see Green Bay on top. ... Oh, so conspiracy. The league. The league has a conspiracy. ... Headline grab. ... Green Bay is in cahoots with the league. Yeah. They like the... Done. It was Dallas, you know.

This is a subjective conspiracy theory that cannot be factually proven or disproven.
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#PMT-2017-0130-1701
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL is stirring up political protests via back channels to boost the Falcons' Rise Up hashtag

A little stay woke on this. NFL stirring up controversy through back channels to get people to tweet the Rise Up hashtag. I actually completely agree with you because what's one of the storylines of this Super Bowl? Atlanta, bad sports town. Not a lot of Falcons fans. Guess what? Now we are all Falcons fans.

The NFL does not orchestrate national political protests to promote team hashtags.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 10, 2017
#PMT-2017-0210-647
Big CatBig Cat

James Dolan planted security to get Charles Oakley banned from MSG

I think it's James Dolan continues to disrespect the Garden by putting out awful teams and not caring. And I think, stay woke, that was all a plant to get him [Oakley] banned from the Garden forever because if you noticed, it was security guards all around him. He got mad because I think that's just Charles Oakley's resting heartbeat.

While Dolan did ban Oakley, there's no evidence it was a premeditated 'plant' rather than a spontaneous confrontation, though Dolan's management of the situation was widely criticized.
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#PMT-2017-0405-14954
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Phil Mickelson intentionally reported Lexi Thompson's rules violation to ensure the PGA Tour was on notice

I think Phil Mickelson called in this rules violation ahead of the Masters to make sure everybody was on their game. ... Also stay woke. Maybe he was just making this quote to get the headlines that he paid $2 million to his bookie last year, pushed down a little bit on the Google search results.

Hot TakeGolfHotSarcastic
While Phil's gambling debts were real, there is no evidence he was the anonymous caller in the Lexi Thompson case.
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#PMT-2017-0421-19200
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tiger Woods is actually getting hair transplant surgery or steroids, not back surgery

Tiger had a fourth back surgery. I have a stay woke on that... I think he's actually getting hair transplant surgery and he's calling it back surgery... Or steroids. He's getting a steroid implanted in his body.

Hot TakeGolfFireSarcastic
Tiger Woods underwent a posterior lumbar interbody fusion, a legitimate medical procedure for his back.
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Take Slip·Jun 28, 2017
#PMT-2017-0628-17389
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

John Calipari intentionally finishes in the Final Four instead of winning titles to avoid NCAA sanctions

Calipari, yeah, he's crooked. He's rigged. But guess what? He's not drawing all that attention to himself by flaunting his rings. He's staying right behind. He's got his rabbit pace car that he's chasing. And he's fine. That's how he gets away with it. That's why he's slick Cal.

Hot TakeCBBFireSarcastic
This is a satirical theory about Calipari's lack of titles at Kentucky compared to his high seedings.
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Take Slip·Jul 14, 2017
#PMT-2017-0714-7685
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Floyd Mayweather plays up his illiteracy to have an excuse for tax issues

I have kind of a stay woke actually on Mayweather. I think that Mayweather isn't actually illiterate but he likes to play it up because that way he has an excuse when he doesn't fill his taxes out correctly.

There is no evidence Mayweather's literacy is a calculated tax strategy; he has faced actual tax issues with the IRS.
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#PMT-2017-0717-4533
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Sun is not actually hot because space is cold

There's a big conspiracy theory out there that the sun is not actually hot. ... If the sun is hot, why is space cold? ... The sun is probably the biggest fraud of all time if it's cold. ... If you're on the surface of the sun, you'd be fine. You could have a picnic on the surface of the sun.

The sun's surface temperature is approximately 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and its core is millions of degrees. Space is cold because it is a vacuum with few particles to hold heat.
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Take Slip·Aug 4, 2017
#PMT-2017-0804-779
Big CatBig Cat

Clothing manufacturers and dry cleaners conspire to put 'no dryer' labels on clothes

I think there's a big conspiracy out there. This is probably the big laundromat services of the world. They're basically dry cleaning services. They're basically making clothes that you can't put in the dryer so that you have to go to the dry cleaners.

While convenient for dry cleaners, care labels are usually based on textile preservation rather than a secret cabal between manufacturers and cleaners.
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Take Slip·Oct 13, 2017
#PMT-2017-1013-18748
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The MLB playoffs are rigged for big markets

The final four cities represented in baseball, New York, L.A., Chicago, Houston. Those are the four biggest cities in America. The four biggest markets... Bud Selig at it again.

Hot TakeBaseballHotSarcastic
While those were the four largest markets, there is no evidence the league rigged the outcome.
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#PMT-2018-0216-19260
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The WatchESPN app allows the network to spy on you inside your house

Alex Jones thinks that Bill Walton was being 100% serious... It would also be great if Bill Walton accidentally exposed this, and ESPN was trying not to let this out, and he was just off on one of his weird trips, and he unwittingly uncovered the most giant conspiracy in the history of cable television.

Hot TakeMediaHotSarcastic
There is no evidence the WatchESPN app uses device cameras for unauthorized surveillance of users' homes.
Void
Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018
#PMT-2018-0312-9347
Big CatBig Cat

The NCAA selection committee snubbed Louisville and USC to avoid talking about the FBI investigation

Stay woke. Louisville and USC, both two teams under the FBI watch. They got out. So, interesting. I actually think there is an element where the selection committee said, well, let's maybe keep these two teams out because we don't want everyone talking about the FBI during March Madness.

Both teams were high-profile snubs with involvement in the scandal, making this a plausible though unprovable theory.
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#PMT-2018-0604-4734
Big CatBig Cat

Melania Trump's absence is a genius way to control the media narrative

I hope she's just it actually is genius. If I could totally see like President Trump being like, let's just have Melania never be shown in public again. Just so there's always like a conspiracy theory in my back pocket that can take like take control of the media narrative at any point.

Melania Trump reappeared in public shortly after this episode, on June 4, 2018, attending a White House event. Her absence was due to an embolization procedure for a kidney condition.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 16, 2018
#PMT-2018-1116-14464
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Patrick Mahomes ketchup-shaming in the media is a Chicago conspiracy

I think that this is something that's been planted... by you Chicago elitist types who hate ketchup, and you are dead set on finding something wrong with Pat Mahomes so that you can be like, actually, Mitch is better.

This is a satirical conspiracy theory that cannot be factually proven, though it highlights the real Mahomes/Trubisky draft debate of 2018.
Push
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
#PMT-2018-1224-15642
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick tricked the world into thinking Rob Gronkowski was unhealthy this year

I think that it's a major stay woke that the greatest trick Bill Belichick ever pulled was convincing the world that Rob Gronkowski was unhealthy this year so he's just been playing possum.

Gronkowski was indeed crucial in the Super Bowl that season, though most analysts agree his physical decline was real, not a ruse.
Void
#PMT-2019-0213-17007
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

John Dorsey leaked the Kareem Hunt video to drive down his price for the Browns

The Stay Woke is John Dorsey is the general manager of the Browns. He was the general manager of the Chiefs. He drafted Kareem Hunt. Kareem Hunt's incident happened in a Cleveland hotel. It didn't come out for a long time. John Dorsey's in Cleveland. It comes out. Then John Dorsey gets Kareem Hunt for a million bucks.

This is an unverifiable conspiracy theory, though the timeline of Dorsey's history with Hunt and the location of the incident (Cleveland) is factual.
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Take Slip·Dec 30, 2019
#PMT-2019-1230-579
Big CatBig Cat

Pete Carroll took a deliberate delay of game to avoid another goal-line mistake with Marshawn Lynch

I actually think conspiracy theory here that Pete Carroll took the delay game on purpose because he didn't want to be stuck in a situation where he screwed up on the one-yard line again with Marshawn Lynch back.

While the delay of game happened, there is no evidence it was a deliberate choice by Carroll for psychological reasons.
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Take Slip·Jan 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0113-7901
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Roger Goodell will try to engineer a Chiefs vs. Packers Super Bowl for the 100th anniversary

Roger Goodell is absolutely smashing the nut button on the prospect of a Kansas City Chiefs-Packers Super Bowl rematch of Super Bowl I in the 100th year of the NFL. Doing a major stay woke on that one. If Roger Goodell would be the kind of guy to pull any strings behind the scenes... [he] is absolutely going to try to engineer that.

PredictionFootballHotSarcastic
The Super Bowl that year was Chiefs vs. 49ers. The Packers lost the NFC Championship game.
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Take Slip·Jun 1, 2020
#PMT-2020-0601-5495
Big CatBig Cat

Roger Goodell is actually on the Barstool payroll to play the ultimate heel

There's actually a conspiracy theory going on now that Roger Goodell works for Barstool because he continually plays into our hands. And I actually am starting to buy it. I'm starting to think that it's not so far off to think that Roger Goodell is on Barstool's payroll deliberately to play the heel.

There is no evidence Goodell is on the Barstool payroll; it is a humorous conspiracy theory.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020
#PMT-2020-0629-16236
Big CatBig Cat

The NBA blatantly rigged the schedule so that Zion Williamson makes the playoffs

The schedule is awesome because we are going to have day games... except for the fact that they rigged it so that Zion gets into the playoffs and that's awesome. Yeah. Absolutely. We're a hundred percent behind that... They basically play the bottom teams.

Despite the favorable schedule, the Pelicans struggled in the bubble and did not qualify for the 2020 playoffs.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
#PMT-2020-0807-17884
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick might opt out of the 2020 season to sabotage Josh McDaniels and tank for Trevor Lawrence

My big-time stay woke on this is that Bill Belichick, he might opt out if coaches can opt out... he's got so many players on defense that are out, right? If Bill Belichick opts out McDaniels probably takes over, right? They go 4-12. All of a sudden no one wants to sign Josh McDaniels to a head coaching contract next year. He keeps the team together maybe gets Trevor Lawrence.

Belichick did not opt out of the 2020 season, and the Patriots finished 7-9, missing out on Trevor Lawrence.
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#PMT-2020-0911-19772
HankHank

The NBA rigged Game 6 for the Raptors over the Celtics to get a Game 7 for ratings

I'm feeling nervous. I'm not gonna lie. Game 6 was clearly like the NBA and I understand where the NBA is coming from where they need the best ratings we could possibly get. If we could tell the refs, just call everything against the Celtics so we can get a game 7 for ratings. I understand it. It was clearly the post-game report admitted everything that happened on the stretch that was supposed to get called against the Celtics didn't.

While the NBA admitted to officiating errors, there is no proof of a directive for ratings. The Celtics won Game 7 anyway.
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Take Slip·Nov 6, 2020
#PMT-2020-1106-227
Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers intentionally blocked Jordan Love from getting reps in the 49ers game

The Aaron Rodgers did need this would have been the perfect time for Jordan Love to get out there get some reps in my conspiracy theorist tinfoil hat says Aaron Rodgers put the kibosh on that.

While Rodgers later famously had a rift with the front office over the Love pick, there is no evidence he specifically blocked garbage-time reps in this game.
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#PMT-2021-0106-3110
Big CatBig Cat

The 'COVID issues' at Ohio State are just a cover for Justin Fields' bruised ribs

Stay woke: they have COVID issues [at Ohio State]. Does it happen to be somewhere around Justin Fields' ribs? ... An extra week would help those bruised ribs. So I would say in terms of a punctured lung, calling it a rib issue... I feel like it would help.

The game was not postponed and was played on schedule. Ohio State did have several players out due to COVID, but Fields played through the injury.
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Take Slip·Jan 29, 2021
#PMT-2021-0129-9307
Big CatBig Cat

The stock market 'pause button' was hit only to save the fat cats

The game's rigged. They literally rigged it in plain sight... The fat cats in Wall Street are basically going to figure it out, going to blame the small guy, going to make new rules. Like, we've already seen it.

Subjective political/economic opinion, though Robinhood did face numerous lawsuits and hearings regarding these specific actions.
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Take Slip·Feb 24, 2021
#PMT-2021-0224-3811
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The blood on Curt Schilling's sock in the 2004 ALCS was fake paint

My conspiracy is the Curt Schilling sock because there's actually some smoke to that. There's some evidence that the blood on the sock was not actually blood... I do think that it's a shitload of paint that got put back there to make Curt Schilling look like he was pitching his absolute balls off.

While widely debated, team doctors and eyewitnesses have consistently maintained it was real blood from an emergency medical procedure.
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Take Slip·Feb 24, 2021
#PMT-2021-0224-3812
Arian FosterArian Foster

Michael Jordan was suspended for gambling in 1993 and the league kept it under wraps

The reason why he retired originally in 93 was because he got suspended for gambling... I heard how this conspiracy goes is that they actually suspended him, but they just kept it under wraps because it would have been bad for the league.

This is a historical conspiracy theory that has never been verified and was denied by Michael Jordan and David Stern.
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#PMT-2022-0112-7416
Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

The NFL is rigged for ratings and views

How somehow some way, and the fourth quarter... the scores magically are going to line up. If this team gets a touchdown in a two point conversion, it's like, wow, it's, it's rigged. This is rigged for ratings, for views.

There is no verifiable evidence that the NFL rigs game outcomes for ratings.
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Take Slip·Mar 21, 2022
#PMT-2022-0321-6837
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NCAA rigged the Duke vs. Michigan State game for Coach K

I think the fix was in. NCAA rigged. I think that Tom Izzo and Coach K... Coach K has three friends, one the sports information director at Duke that keeps all of the bodies buried in the right locations... Jim Boeheim... and Tom Izzo. They're like the Big Three.

While Duke won, there is no evidence of a rigging conspiracy involving Tom Izzo.
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Take Slip·May 11, 2022
#PMT-2022-0511-13219
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NHL is potentially rigged for certain ratings-friendly matchups

The whole debate that we were having last night about the NHL being rigged? Because I think that you're insane for not thinking... the NHL would prefer to have caps first penguins. One last showdown between [Ovechkin and Crosby].

Hot TakeHockeyHotSarcastic
There is no evidence the NHL is rigged, and the Caps/Pens matchup PFT wanted didn't even happen in the 2022 playoffs.
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Take Slip·Jul 20, 2022
#PMT-2022-0720-16215
HankHank

The MLB Home Run Derby was rigged for Albert Pujols

MLB homerun, Derby rigged. Big time. One of Albert Pujols' home runs should not have counted. He also, his pitcher had not even started his wind up when the clock hit zero and then Schwarber may or may not have had dinger taken off the board because they couldn't keep track of all the balls in the air.

While there were widely reported timing discrepancies in the Pujols/Schwarber round, a formal 'rigging' was never proven. It remains a popular sports conspiracy theory.
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Take Slip·Aug 3, 2022
#PMT-2022-0803-3684
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL rigged the first six games of the Browns' schedule for Deshaun Watson

Also NFL rigged: the first six games that they have are the easiest schedule in the league. We mentioned that on the schedule release, that the people were saying look at this, they're setting it up.

The Browns' first six opponents were CAR, NYJ, PIT, ATL, LAC, NE. They went 2-4, so if it was rigged, it didn't help much.
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#PMT-2022-0808-9125
HankHank

The Choco Taco discontinuing was a genius marketing move and it's coming back

My other who's back is the Choco Taco. They said they're bringing it back. Stay woke. That was a genius movie. Choco Taco's going Morbin time. They just reminded everyone the Choco Taco rules and then everyone like pull it away.

While there were limited releases and high demand after the news, Klondike did actually discontinue the item as a mass-market staple.
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Take Slip·Nov 9, 2022
#PMT-2022-1109-9592
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Colts hired Jeff Saturday as bait to eventually lure Peyton Manning to be the GM

My conspiracy theory says that they hired Jeff Saturday because they want to hire Peyton Manning to run the team to do a GM in the future... Now Jeff Saturday is a real life puppet of Peyton Manning as the head coach just to bring the rest of Peyton Manning's body from the wrist all the way back to be the, to be the general manager.

Jeff Saturday was eventually replaced by Shane Steichen, and Peyton Manning did not become the Colts GM.
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Take Slip·Dec 19, 2022
#PMT-2022-1219-6527
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL is rigged to screw over owners like Robert Kraft and Dan Snyder

The NFL is rigged. I'm boycotting the NFL. Clear as day, the NFL is a rigged league. That's why they classify it as entertainment and not as a sport, so they can fake all of it. There's a script. The NFL is out to screw over owners that he doesn't like, like the Patriots, like Mr. Kraft, like Mr. Snyder in DC.

There is no verifiable evidence the NFL is rigged for entertainment purposes.
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Take Slip·Jan 30, 2023
#PMT-2023-0130-3328
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL is rigged and scripted to get Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl

The NFL is rigged, rigged. It's rigged for ratings or for money. ... This shit is fucking rigged. The NFL is rigged. I don't, it's scripted everything. They get a script at the start of every season and then Hollywood kicks them out because no one would believe the script. ... They want Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl.

The NFL is a legitimate competitive league, not a scripted entertainment product like professional wrestling.
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Take Slip·Feb 22, 2023
#PMT-2023-0222-4941
MaxMax

The NBA rigged the 2006 Dunk Contest for Nate Robinson over Andre Iguodala

Nate Robinson was bullshit. He should have lost to Andre Iguodala... well he missed like 32 dunks in a row and then, and then still won. Prince Nate Robinson. That was the biggest NBA rig thing of all time.

It's a subjective opinion on a judged event, though Robinson notoriously took many attempts to complete his final dunk.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2023
#PMT-2023-0227-16391
Billy FootballBilly Football

Jake Paul purposely lost to Tommy Fury to make the rematch more profitable

The conspiracy part of Twitter... they were saying that Jake Paul, in order to sell the next fight purposely knew that it would be bad if he won this fight. I think the storyline's better for a second fight... because no one would want to watch another one if he just beat him.

There is no evidence the fight was fixed, and Jake Paul's subsequent career move to fight Nate Diaz suggests he was genuinely looking to move on after a loss.
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Take Slip·Mar 17, 2023
#PMT-2023-0317-2192
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There is a 'wedgie' conspiracy involving the balls or rims in Des Moines

There's a scandal of foot in March Madness this year in Des Moines... There were five six wedgies today, four of which occurred in the Des Moines, Iowa gym. So either the balls are stickier, the rims are harder. Maybe the balls are a little bit smaller... there's something different this year.

The high number of wedgies in Des Moines was a real, albeit likely coincidental, statistical anomaly that day.
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Take Slip·Apr 21, 2023
#PMT-2023-0421-8890
MaxMax

The NBA rigged Game 3 of the Sixers-Nets series to extend it

No, I mean it, it was just blatant at halftime. There was, there was something that happened. There was something that happened at halftime... The Nets had zero fouls in the second half until five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. It was insane. They obviously wanted a series they wanted, but they wanted the game to go more than four games.

The Sixers won the game and the series (sweep), making the 'rigging' ineffective if it existed.
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#PMT-2024-0207-16316
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drake leaked his own explicit video as a flex

Drake international superstar. He was jacking off and the video came out. I actually think my conspiracy theory brain tells me that Drake leaked this himself because it's a good angle... he's got a big dick and he's got a big dick. Yeah. So if anything it like my respect for Drake increased today.

Unverifiable conspiracy theory.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2025
#PMT-2025-0124-2542
Mitchell SchwartzMitchell Schwartz

Chiefs officiating conspiracy theories are just a result of the team being on TV more

Data point shows that this isn't a real thing, but people just don't want to hear it... I think it's just a volume thing that Chiefs have been on TV in prime time, the most of any team the last seven years. And people like to root against you when you're having success.

Schwartz is referring to statistical analyses of penalty trends that do not show a significant bias toward the Chiefs compared to other elite teams.
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Take Slip·Jan 27, 2025
#PMT-2025-0127-3937
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you truly believe the NFL is rigged, you should just bet all your money on the Chiefs.

If it's rigged. If you truly believe it's rigged, then why don't you just make a fuck load of money betting on the Chiefs? That's me personally. That's what I would do.

Logic is sound, though the 'rigged' premise is unproven.
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#PMT-2025-0310-5528
HankHank

The NBA needs a Celtics-Lakers Finals for the ratings

The Lakers were scaring me. They've been, you know, they won eight straight. They were playing really well and it, you know the conspiracy of how does Luca end up in la? The NBA needs a Celtics. Lakers NBA finals for ratings. Yep.

Historically, Lakers-Celtics matchups do generate high ratings, but the 'need' for it is subjective.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
#PMT-2025-0328-3399
HankHank

LeBron James is planning to start a separate basketball league that would rival the NBA

I have not given up on my conspiracy theory that LeBron is starting this separate league. Him basically admitting that he believes the NBA was rigged is further evidence of it.

Outcome depends on whether LeBron James actually attempts to launch a rival league post-retirement.
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Take Slip·May 14, 2025
#PMT-2025-0514-16100
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NBA Draft Lottery is rigged despite the league's attempts to prove otherwise

I think the media is now welcome at the draft lottery because he used to see it behind the scenes... he was laying it on thick. He was doing a lot of unrigable talk... if it was rigged, this is exactly how they would've rigged it. Exactly how they'd rig it. Exactly... you can pick and choose Max... that shit's fucking rigged and I fucking hate it and there should be an investigation.

Whether the lottery is rigged is a matter of conspiracy/subjectivity, though the league maintains it is verified by Ernst & Young.
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#PMT-2025-0709-15882
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

CONCACAF is rigged to ensure the United States doesn't win the Gold Cup

I join the chorus of those who were saying CONCACAF rigged. They don't want to see the United States win the Gold Cup. They'd much rather have it be Mexico.

Mexico beat the US 2-1 in the 2025 Gold Cup Final, adding fuel to the CONCACAF conspiracy fire.
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Take Slip·Aug 4, 2025
#PMT-2025-0804-5870
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The WNBA is likely throwing dildos on their own court for ratings

I have a stay woke. I think the WNBA is throwing dildos onto their own court. Get the ratings up.

No evidence suggests the league was involved in the dildo throwing; a fan was arrested for the incident.
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#PMT-2025-1015-11495
HankHank

The NFL is rigged to favor the Chiefs

The NFL is rigged. There was a study, UTEP did a study. It's statistically proven that the Chiefs... have gotten way more favorable calls in that timeframe. And they did the research that that did not happen with other dynasties in the past.

The UTEP study existence is a fact, but the claim that the 'NFL is rigged' is a subjective interpretation of officiating data.
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#PMT-2025-1015-11498
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The World Cup draw will be rigged for the United States

If anyone could pull it off, Trump doesn't care about soccer. Oh he does. He he's, he took the ball from FIFA. He's been bragging to everybody about how he got the World Cup. Make that happen buddy. Iceland is the smallest country to qualify for the World cup.

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The 2026 World Cup draw (December 2025) gave the USA a favorable Group D with Paraguay, Australia, and a European playoff winner. Conspiracy theorists rejoiced.