{"id":14231,"date":"2026-06-05T14:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=14231"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:45:03","slug":"the-beard-says-e-t-is-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2026\/06\/05\/the-beard-says-e-t-is-real\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beard Says E.T. Is Real"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/05\/steven-spielberg-rejects-disclosure-day-alien-conspiracy-theories-28657180\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from Metro UK<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steven Spielberg rejects Disclosure Day alien conspiracy theories<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/author\/brooke-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brooke Ivey Johnson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/author\/tori-brazier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tori Brazier<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_300099497-50e2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: Steven Spielberg attends the UK premiere for &quot;Disclosure Day&quot; at Cineworld Leicester Square on June 04, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-28657207\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Metro caught up with Steven Spielberg at the UK premiere for Disclosure Day (Picture: Lia Toby\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For decades, one of the internet\u2019s favourite conspiracy theories has been that Hollywood is secretly used to acclimatise audiences to major future events before they happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theory has attached itself to everything from pandemic movies and political thrillers to films about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/british-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">government<\/a>\u00a0corruption, nuclear war, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alien<\/a>\u00a0invasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its most extreme form, believers argue that filmmakers are fed information about future disclosures and then package those ideas into entertainment to make the public more accepting when the truth eventually emerges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/05\/steven-spielberg-rejects-disclosure-day-alien-conspiracy-theories-28657180\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to continue reading at Metro<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from Metro UK Steven Spielberg rejects Disclosure Day alien conspiracy theories by Brooke Ivey Johnson\u00a0and\u00a0Tori Brazier For decades, one of the internet\u2019s favourite conspiracy theories has been that Hollywood is secretly used to acclimatise audiences to major future events before they happen. 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