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Denver International Airport isn’t just an airport – it’s a secret underground bunker for the global elite; a Freemason headquarters; and possibly home to a colony of lizard people. That is, if you believe the slew of conspiracy theories that have circulated over the years.

The bizarre stories started long before the first flight took off in 1995.

Denver already had Stapleton International Airport, just ten miles from downtown. So when officials announced plans to build an even larger airport, residents were baffled.

The official explanation was that Stapleton’s runways were too close together, often forcing shutdowns during bad weather. But skeptics saw something else: a cover story for a much darker construction project.

When Denver International Airport finally opened, six years after breaking ground in 1989, it was enormous – twice the size of Manhattan – and $2 million over budget.

open image in gallery Denver International Airport, which is twice the size of Manhattan, continues to be shrouded in secrecy and a magnet for conspiracy theories ( Denver Airport )

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