Beyoncé and Jay Z aren’t the only ones in the center of speculation about the Illuminati. Such talk has swirled around Prince, too.

Inquiring minds also wonder whether Prince died from “chemtrail flu” from planes on April 21 —despite the autopsy report citing an accidental overdose of the synthetic opioid Fentanyl. Then there are those who say he predicted not only his death, but also 9/11.

So, while fans celebrate what would have been the icon’s 58th birthday this week, Stephen A. Crockett Jr. attempts to debunk (“sort of,” he says) these theories in an article for TheRoot.com.