The Reptilian Elite: David Icke's Lizard People

The Story

David Icke was once a familiar face on British television. RTÉ's archive describes him as a former professional goalkeeper, BBC sports broadcaster and Green Party spokesman. It says his change of career began in 1990, when a psychic told him he was a healer on Earth for a purpose. In March 1991 he announced that he was a 'Son of the Godhead.'

He set out his beliefs in a controversial BBC interview with Terry Wogan. Days later he discussed them with Gay Byrne on Ireland's Late Late Show. RTÉ notes that he favours turquoise, which he sees as a conduit of positive energy, love and wisdom.

Vox says the results of a 2013 poll finding that 4 percent of Americans believe in lizard people 'have to be taken with a grain of salt.'

In the books that followed, Icke developed the claim he is best known for: that reptilian beings secretly control the world. Vox calls his 1998 book 'The Biggest Secret' an important text in 'lizard people theory.' In believers' accounts, the beings come mainly from the constellation Draco. Time magazine, as quoted by Vox, said Icke even claims the lizards are behind secret societies such as the Freemasons and the Illuminati.

In April 2013, Public Policy Polling reported that 4 percent of Americans believed in lizard people and another 7 percent were unsure. Vox noted that the pollster is known for some 'trolly' polls, so the results 'have to be taken with a grain of salt.'

No reptilian being, body or biological sample has ever been produced.

In November 2022, Icke was due to speak in Amsterdam. DW reported that the Dutch government barred him for two years, which also kept him out of the Schengen area. The Dutch letter said his presence, as someone who had made 'antisemitic and offensive statements in the past,' could lead to unrest. DW also reported that Icke has claimed the antisemitic hoax 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' is genuine. Icke posted the letter on his website and called the authorities 'fascist.' DW says that more recently he has claimed that climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are hoaxes.