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Take Slip·Mar 17, 2025·Who's Back
#PMT-2025-0317-15984
Big CatBig Cat

Chernobyl was an inside job by Russia to discourage nuclear energy and protect their gas interests

I had one the other day that actually I completely believe that Chernobyl was on purpose. Everyone was doing nuclear power plants and Russia has a shitload of oil and gas and so they're like, Hey, let's blow up a nuclear PowerPoint plant and scare the fuck outta everyone about nuclear energy. And everyone stopped doing nuclear energy or inside job.

Hot TakePoliticsFire
The generally accepted cause of Chernobyl is design flaws and operator error, not a state-sponsored conspiracy to sabotage the nuclear industry.
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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2023·Who's Back
#PMT-2023-0626-16038
Billy FootballBilly Football

The Russian Wagner Group rebellion was a PSYOP intended to dupe Ukraine

It was a PSYOP for the market. There was a PSYOP. Okay, Putin's Gucci. He just did that whole thing to make Ukraine think they could take back Bakhmut and then they're gonna do a pincer move on him... They were able to move troops under the guise that they're doing a coup. And now Ukraine thought they were going to Moscow, but now they're just North [of Bakhmut].

Hot TakePoliticsScorching
While confusing, the mutiny resulted in the death of Prigozhin months later and significant reorganization of Russian military structures, contradicting the 'fake coup' theory.
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Take Slip·Jun 4, 2018·Who's Back
#PMT-2018-0604-4733
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No two nations that have McDonald's have ever had a war against each other

No two nations that have McDonald's have ever had a war against each other. Please credit Pardon My Take. Please credit us for inventing that economic principle.

Fact ClaimPoliticsMediumSarcastic
The theory (by Thomas Friedman) was already proven false (e.g., 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia). Furthermore, the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, where both had McDonald's, definitively ended the theory's viability.
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Take Slip·Jun 4, 2018·Who's Back
#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.

Hot TakePoliticsHot
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.
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Take Slip·Mar 26, 2018·Who's Back
#PMT-2018-0326-19401
HankHank

I believe the guy who claims to be Bill Clinton's son

He's definitely Bill Clinton's son... I've seen the tweets. The story adds up. I've done the research.

OpinionPoliticsFire
There is no DNA evidence supporting this claim and it remains a conspiracy theory.