{"id":"the-black-eye-club","name":"The Black Eye Club","summary":"The Black Eye Club is an internet conspiracy theory that claims politicians, celebrities, and world leaders photographed with a bruised eye (usually the left) were marked during a secret Illuminati initiation. The idea started on YouTube in August 2017 and spread through fringe blogs, Twitter and TikTok over the following years.","tags":["black eye club","illuminati conspiracy","black eye conspiracy theory","doja cat black eye","adrenochrome","soul scalping","kanye west black eye","pope francis black eye"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/the-black-eye-club-black-eye-club-celebrity-collage.webp","caption":"The 'Black Eye Club' collage showcasing well-known public figures who have all mysteriously appeared with black eyes and facial injuries.","width":1280,"height":720,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/the-black-eye-club-kanye-west-black-eye-2014.webp","caption":"Kanye West sporting a black eye in April 2014, one of the most iconic examples cited by Black Eye Club conspiracy theorists.","width":612,"height":682,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/the-black-eye-club-bernie-sanders-black-eye-2019.webp","caption":"Bernie Sanders appearing at a March 2019 press event with a bandaged eyebrow and black eye, another Black Eye Club example.","width":680,"height":519,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/the-black-eye-club-steve-buscemi-black-eye-2001.webp","caption":"Steve Buscemi photographed in 2001 with a black eye, later attributed to a bar room brawl.","width":444,"height":840,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/the-black-eye-club-pope-francis-black-eye-2017.webp","caption":"Pope Francis with a black eye in September 2017, reportedly from hitting his face on the Pope Mobile.","width":680,"height":620,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/the-black-eye-club-expanded-black-eye-club-collage.webp","caption":"A larger version of the Black Eye Club collage featuring 24 public figures with unexplained facial injuries.","width":500,"height":814,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/the-black-eye-club-mitt-romney-black-eye-tweet.webp","caption":"A 2021 tweet joking that Mitt Romney had been 'initiated' into the Black Eye Club after appearing with a bruise near his eye.","width":429,"height":654,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/the-black-eye-club-dr-phil-black-eye-club-tweet.webp","caption":"A viral 2021 tweet claiming Dr. Phil belongs to the 'elite black eye club,' referencing the wider conspiracy meme.","width":680,"height":561,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-black-eye-club/history.md","related":["area-51-raid","epstein-didnt-kill-himself","zodiac-killer-gary-francis-poste","15-minute-city","5g-conspiracy-theories","5g-its-fast-doe","911-was-an-inside-job","beyonce-she-knows-theories","coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-theory","cultural-marxism","el-salvador-cecot-satellite-images"],"popularityRank":2807,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}