NOOR BIN LADIN: I don't want to eat the bugs. I don't want to live in the pod. I don't want to be trapped in a digital jail. And nothing they can do will make me.

The conspiracy theory alleges that a shadowy global elite conspires to control the world's population, in part by forcing them to eat insects. It's being cited by politicians in several countries.

The paired phrase "I will not eat the bugs and I will not live in a pod" traveled to Twitter on Sept. 23 when someone who self-identified as a "Proud Nationalist" commented on a photo showing a co ...

Edible fired bamboo worms are displayed at Krua Phech Doi Ngam Restaurant, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008.

NOOR BIN LADIN: I don't want to eat the bugs. I don't want to live in the pod. I don't want to be trapped in a digital jail. And nothing they can do will make me.

The paired phrase "I will not eat the bugs and I will not live in a pod" traveled to Twitter on Sept. 23 when someone who self-identified as a "Proud Nationalist" commented on a photo showing a co ...

A conspiracy theory that claims governments are trying to enslave people and force them to eat bugs has made the leap from online message boards to national politics in at least two countries.