We know that here at home our local politicians love a tall tale, our list of the ANC’s best conspiracy theories proving popular last week, so why not venture across the U.S. for a spot of entertainment?

As a man with such an enormous public profile, Donald Trump’s speculations on various topics can have a damaging effect. Although most of his outrageous theories were made before his presidential campaign began they sure have stuck, as they fit perfectly with his continued over exaggeration of issues.

The worst of it all is that he quickly discovered how to use Twitter.

Here are our favourite from Business Insider:

Questions about Fox News being owned by a Saudi billionaire

In January, the real-estate mogul retweeted a photo purportedly showing Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal with [Fox News presenter Megyn] Kelly. The photo claimed the prince was a partial Fox News owner, which multiple outlets found was untrue. Alwaleed’s investment company owns a small share of 21st Century Fox.

Questions about a former Bill Clinton aide’s suicide

After Vince Foster, a former aide to President Bill Clinton, was found dead in 1993, various law-enforcement agencies and independent counsels determined he committed suicide. But Foster’s death spawned conspiracy theorists who questioned whether the Clintons themselves were involved in Foster’s death.

In an interview with The Washington Post, Trump suggested Foster’s death was “very fishy.” “He had intimate knowledge of what was going on,” Trump said of Foster’s role in the White House. “He knew everything that was going on, and then all of a sudden he committed suicide.” He added: “I don’t bring [Foster’s death] up because I don’t know enough to really discuss it. I will say there are people who continue to bring it up because they think it was absolutely a murder. I don’t do that because I don’t think it’s fair.”

Questions about whether Syrian refugees are ISIS terrorists

Trump has, in part, justified his plan to temporarily bar Muslim immigrants from entering the US by claiming that refugees coming from Syria “could be a Trojan horse.”

“It could be one of the greatest coups of all time,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity last year. “They could be ISIS. It could be a plot. I mean, I don’t want to think in terms of conspiracy, but it could be a plot.”

Questions about whether childhood vaccines cause autism

At a Republican presidential debate last year, CNN host Jake Tapper asked Trump about his position that vaccines can cause autism.

“We had so many instances, people that work for me, just the other day, 2 years old, a beautiful child, went to have the vaccine and came back and a week later got a tremendous fever, got very, very sick, now is autistic,” Trump said.

And then…the one against Trump:

The conspiracy theory about whether Trump is a candidate planted to help Hillary Clinton win the election

Last year, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush jokingly tweeted that Trump could be a candidate who jumped into the race to help Clinton, with whom he’s had friendly past ties. Some commenters online embraced the speculation, noting his past status as a registered Democrat and his past support of some more liberal-leaning policies.

But all in all, my favourite is the idea that America was at one time ever great.

[source: businessinsider]