What are some popular fan theories that completely fall apart if you actually pay attention to the source material?

1. In King of the Hill, a common fan theory is that Hank Hill is not Bobby's father. Due to Hank's narrow urethra, Bobby not looking like Hank. And that Bill is romanticly interested in Peggy, suggesting that Bill is Bobby's father. The theory is easily dismissed because Bobby looks exactly like his grandfather, Cotton.
   — FoolsParasite


2. Draco's ripped page from Florish and Blotts being the ripped page Hermione has in her hand when petrified. Lily being pregnant with a second child.
   — Maraudentium


3. No, the Pokémon anime does not all take place in Ash's comatose brain.
   — ThatsAStepLadder






4. No, Bran is not the fucking Night King.
   — TisButAScreenName


5. Saw a video about how Dumbledore accidentally created a Horcrux when his sister was killed. This is wrong on pretty much every level. I'm pretty sure it was by SuperCarlinBrothers. If they had any idea how horcruxes actually worked, they never would've made this video.
   — ChesterCharity


6. No, Scar was not Kovu's father. I don't know how many times various characters point it out.
   — MeppeKR






7. Link isn't dead in Majora's Mask. You can tell because if you beat the game, he very clearly doesn't die at the end.
   — PoeGhost


8. The theory that James Bond is a code name and each actor is actually a different person. It falls apart because both Moore and Dalton reference being married to Theresa Bond, who married George Lazenby's Bond. Lazenby's Bond had flashbacks to Connery's moving showing that they're the same person. You might could argue that Brosnan is a different person since he doesn't make any clear references to previous movies, but that's it. Other people do point to Skyfall as destroying the theory, but that was a reboot anyway so it doesn't necessarily count.
   — jurassicbond


9. This idea that Tom is some innocent defender of his home all the time. There were plenty of episodes where he starts the fight or is doing something terrible. Did we forget him trying to eat fellow pet birds or fish? Or when he's terrorizing the dog? There are even plenty of episodes where they're not even in a house and Tom is just hunting Jerry through the streets or a toy store they broke into. Saint Peter makes Tom apologize for being shitty to Jerry to avoid going to hell! Point isn't that Jerry is an angel, either. It's just weird to see this recent idea that Tom is some noble hero.
   — Mentalpatient87