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The modern “lizard people” or “reptilian” conspiracy was popularized in the late 1990s by British writer David Icke, who claimed shape‑shifting reptilian aliens from systems such as Alpha Draconis con...
David Icke’s reptilian theory draws on a mix of older mythic imagery, mid-20th century extraterrestrial and conspiracy subcultures, and Icke’s own New Age theodicy developed in the 1990s; scholars tra...
The modern reptilian-shapeshifter conspiracy was popularized by David Icke in the late 1990s, who claimed a blood-drinking, shape‑shifting reptilian elite—linked to ancient myths and modern secret soc...
David Icke’s reptilian thesis emerged in the 1990s as a synthesis of older literary, occult and UFO traditions combined with late 20th-century cultural currents; scholars identify as primary strands t...
Yes. The “reptilian” conspiracy — popularized by David Icke and alleging shapeshifting lizard-people in power — has repeatedly been used to accuse prominent politicians and public figures, from Queen ...
The modern reptilian (or “lizard people”) conspiracy was popularized in the 1990s and especially after David Icke published The Biggest Secret in 1998, which tied shape‑shifting reptilian aliens to gl...
Belief that world leaders are reptilian shapeshifters mixes ancient shapeshifter myths with modern conspiracy mechanics: David Icke popularized the reptilian idea that political elites “take on human ...
Belief in shape‑shifting reptilian conspiracies draws on well‑documented psychological triggers — unmet needs for control, pattern‑seeking, and identity defense — and sociopolitical dynamics like onli...