Appreciation post: The guy who wouldn't let me copy his homework started a conspiracy theory chain reaction

Back in 10th grade in Phoenix, this kid Jake refused to let me copy his biology answers, so I started telling people he was hiding top-secret info from the government. Two weeks later half the school thought he was a CIA plant because he wore aviator sunglasses every day. Ever had a silly choice blow up into something way bigger than you expected?

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alex5241mo ago

Did you ever actually fess up to him about starting it all? I had a similar thing back in middle school where I accidentally convinced everyone the lunch lady was an undercover cop, just because she had a weird walkie-talkie thing.