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Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Overdramatic reality show focuses on alleged cover-ups.

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age 16+

Based on 4 parent reviews

jas_jas123
jas_jas123 Adult
December 8, 2009
age 13+

good for anyone who likes to think outside the box!

like it! this show is suiteable for anyone wanting to expand there knowledge on these theory's! yes, they are theory's!! and so was flying, and look at us now. we have planes every 20 miles up there i bet! and for all you who wanna say it's a bunch of bull, if HAARP was UNclassified, than why couldn't they enter? why so much security? i never heard of HAARP until now! AND most importantly, why say something is unclassified if they act like it should be classified?
Susan C.
Susan C. Adult
April 8, 2023
age 18+
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What's the Story?

CONSPIRACY THEORY WITH JESSE VENTURA is a reality/mystery show committed to uncovering alleged government cover-ups. Former Minnesota governor/WWF wrester/Navy SEAL Jesse Ventura leads a team of reporters, researchers, and operatives as they collect information and investigate theories about the existence of secret military weapons and some of the untold realities surrounding the 9/11 attacks and global warming. He travels across the country to try to gain access to top-secret areas and meets with scientists who share their opinions about what they believe the government is doing; interviews with witnesses to unusual events are also included. At the end of each investigation, Ventura offers his opinions about the credibility of the information the team has collected.

Is It Any Good?

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Conspiracy Theory presents a rather ominous take on the variety of ways that the government and other power structures can potentially engage in secret activities without the public's knowledge. While Ventura is careful to never specifically offer a judgment about the validity of any of the theories, his interpretations of the information collected about these issues clearly reflect his personal (and sometimes controversial) views about the role of government in people's lives.

While Ventura and his team discuss the importance of finding the truth behind some of these alleged cover-ups, most of the show's conversations seem too scripted and over the top to be credible. And some of Ventura's opinions on these conspiracies border on the outright theatrical. While his approach may stir up some entertainment, it makes it hard to accept anything that he says as believable.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about whether or not they believe in government conspiracies. Do you think that the stories shown here have any credibility? How could you find out more?

  • How does it make you feel when people in the media accuse the government of lying? Have there been times in history when these accusations have proven correct?

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