Why Are Internet Users Convinced 'General Hospital' Is Actually a Secret CIA Training Facility?
In a twist that has soap opera fans and conspiracy theorists both clutching their pearls, 'General Hospital' is trending for reasons that have nothing to do with its 61-year run. The internet has collectively decided that the fictional Port Charles institution—home to more supervillain recoveries than any real hospital—must actually be a front for the CIA. The irony? The show's premise is already about espionage and secret experiments. We just thought it was bad writing. Meme historians are having a field day pointing out that if 'General Hospital' were real, it would have a higher survival rate for being shot, poisoned, and cursed than actual medicine does. Twitter users are now demanding to know why the real CDC hasn't hired Dr. Patrick Drake yet. Either way, the joke is on us: the only thing we're learning is that daytime drama is apparently more believable than our own government.