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In an interview with Vice, he explained his process. "When you connect the dots between apparently unconnected people and situations and organizations, that's when the tapestry appears."
In 2017, his 'Worldwide Wake Up Tour' took him all over the world. Every show involved Icke speaking for 12 hours about everything from reptilians to his predictions for World War III.
He has now written more than 20 books and declares that climate change is a hoax, 9/11 was an inside job, and, most famously, that a race of lizard aliens are secretly ruling the world.
It's hard to believe that David Icke is a real person and not some character plucked out of a wacky sci-fi thriller from the '80s. For better or worse, he seems to be the real deal. He is the king of conspiracy theories, having produced one of the biggest in the world as well as highlighting and expanding on many others. The secret to his success is unclear. Everything points to him being an unstable eccentric, yet he has made a lucrative career out of peddling his theories and has managed to convince millions.
Click through the following gallery to learn how David Icke got to this point, and find out what the lizard people are all about.
Satan is also often depicted as a reptilian creature in medieval paintings.
He claims that references to serpents in the bible are evidence of this early invasion. For example, the snake who tempted Eve to eat the apple in the Garden of Eden is often depicted with a human head. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC0 1.0)
David Icke started his career in the public eye as a soccer player and then as a sports commentator in England.
Around this time, he declared he was the new Messiah. He began writing prophetic books based on his visions. One example of these predictions was that the world would end in 1997 after a series of floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes.
They distract people with entertainment, media, and politics, so they remain unaware of the truth.
Icke believes the reason the human brain doesn't work at maximum capacity is due to this alien intervention.
Our supposed captors have created the ultimate prison: one without bars that gives the illusion of freedom. The prisoners do not even know they're in captivity.
His 1998 book 'The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World' outlines this theory, and also names several prominent figures he believes to be lizards.
Icke claims that these invaders created a bloodline of human hybrids who have remained in positions of power throughout history and manipulated the progress of mankind.
Icke says that the end goal of the reptilians is to create an Orwellian world order where mankind is completely transformed into a slave race.
Over time they created a worldwide network of control, deciding on the divisions between countries and ensuring humans remain ignorant by separating them.
Whatever one thinks of his ideas, it's hard to deny that he makes a good argument if you take the time to sit down and listen to him. He has spent a lot of time connecting a lot of dots!
The theory basically states that humans are the unwitting prisoners of a predatory race of shape-shifting lizards who occupy the most powerful roles in society.
The 'reptilians' as he calls them are cold-blooded humanoid reptiles who have the power to shape-shift into human form.
Despite some clear issues with his theories and many incorrect prophecies, his books are hugely popular and he is kept busy speaking at events and holding talks.
Icke says that he first began to be guided by voices in his head in 1990, which have been the inspiration for many of his theories and 'prophecies.'
One of his most recent theories was that 5G phone networks were linked to the spread of Covid-19. This resulted in his Facebook and YouTube accounts getting shut down for violating their policies on harmful misinformation.
In a 2013 poll, 4% of people in the US said that they believed in lizard people. This would suggest that something like 12 million Americans have accepted this conspiracy theory.
The Caduceus is the symbol for medicine and includes one or two snakes wrapped around a staff. Icke sees this as representative of the merging of human and reptile DNA.
David Icke and the reptilian conspiracy theory
The man who convinced millions that lizard people rule the world
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It's hard to believe that David Icke is a real person and not some character plucked out of a wacky sci-fi thriller from the '80s. For better or worse, he seems to be the real deal. He is the king of conspiracy theories, having produced one of the biggest in the world as well as highlighting and expanding on many others. The secret to his success is unclear. Everything points to him being an unstable eccentric, yet he has made a lucrative career out of peddling his theories and has managed to convince millions.
Click through the following gallery to learn how David Icke got to this point, and find out what the lizard people are all about.