# @denverwestword on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGlUYuwJVOc
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-27T16:33:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Westword (@denverwestword) — https://gondola.cc/denverwestword

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Happy anniversary, DIA! ✈️ 

Even before Denver International Airport finally opened on February 28, 1995, conspiracy theories had taken off — propelled by early online crackpots and internet nuts. No matter how hard the airport tried to quell the rumors, they just kept circling. Government secrecy, creeping environmental catastrophe, Martians — there was a myth for everyone.

From underground tunnels running through the airport, to it being a haven for people with occult knowledge who honor Satan and anticipate the apocalypse, here are the top ten conspiracy theories about DIA. 

✍️ Read this week’s cover story by Westword Editor Patricia Calhoun at westword.com or at the link in our bio 🔗
Cover Illustration: Bradley Hansen 

#denverinternationalairport #diaconspiracytheories #DIA #denver #blucifer #denverco #westword #milehighcity

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blucifer, dia, denverinternationalairport, diaconspiracytheories, denver, milehighcity, westword, denverco

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