British author David Icke did not use metaphors when he authored his groundbreaking book, The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World, which was published in 1998. He took his description of the “reptilian genetic streams” of “elite” families, human-reptile hybrids, purportedly manipulating world events, very literally. According to Icke, an interdimensional species that operates just outside the visible light spectrum rules the Earth rather than regular humans.
Millions of people have found sombre solace in Icke’s “wisdom,” despite many mocking it as the height of human credulity. About 4 percent of American adults, or 12 to 13 million people, think that shape-shifting lizards rule our globe, according to a historic 2013 Public Policy Polling survey.
In the United States, conspiracy theories cover a broad range of opinions. Others have widespread support, but the reptile theory remains on the periphery. That same research found that 51% of Americans think President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as part of a wider conspiracy, 37% think global warming is a hoax, and 29% think aliens exist.
These outlandish concepts have recently strayed into official discourse. “There is footage and records of objects in the skies that we don’t know exactly what they are,” stated former President Barack Obama in 2021. Additionally, he declared this month that aliens are “real.
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