The article “Las Vegas Hoax” by Miles Mathis argues that the 2017 Las Vegas shooting was a staged event, a “false flag” operation designed to create fear and profit. Mathis presents numerous points to support his claim, focusing on perceived inconsistencies and anomalies in the official narrative. He questions the credibility of key figures involved, the evidence presented, and the behavior of those affected.
Mathis revisits the event in March 2025, highlighting the involvement of John Pelletier, the LVPD Incident Commander. He suggests Pelletier is an FBI plant, noting his quick departure from the LVPD shortly after the shooting and his subsequent positions, including head of security for PDiddy and Police Chief in Maui, where he oversaw the response to the Lahaina fires. Mathis finds Pelletier’s career path and online presence suspicious.
The author also critiques actress Mindy Robinson, who, despite trying to portray the event as real, provides evidence Mathis interprets as supportive of a hoax. He dismisses her claims of multiple shooters based on found bullets and casings, suggesting they are deliberate misdirection. Mathis also scrutinizes the claims of firearms instructor and CEO Nephi Khaliki (real name Oliva), finding his background and business involvement suspect.
Mathis analyzes a photograph, pointing out staging inconsistencies in the way people are depicted climbing a fence while others appear unconcerned. He also questions the lighting in the photo, suggesting it doesn’t match the reported time of the event. He delves into numerology related to the shooting’s timing and the suspect’s name, Stephen Paddock.
Mathis suggests Paddock was a “planted agent” due to his alleged work for companies later merging with Lockheed Martin and his links to the IRS, a pilot’s license, private planes, and an intelligence subsidiary called Volant. He further questions the official narrative by highlighting Paddock’s wealth and extensive travel. Paddock’s “girlfriend,” Marilou Danley, is also identified as an FBI agent, with her actions, including deleting her Facebook account, seen as suspicious. Mathis dismisses the connection to ISIS, stating that ISIS itself is a construct of US Intelligence.
The article then shifts focus to the financial beneficiaries of such events. Josh, a guest writer, linked Mandalay Bay Casino and MGM Resorts head Jim Murren to the Department of Homeland Security and Contemporary Services Corporation, a company specializing in crowd management. Mathis suggests that large crowds could be manufactured, citing Leni Riefenstahl’s use of extras. He mentions Crowds on Demand placing ads for crisis actors.
Mathis connects the shooting to the push for body scanners at Las Vegas casinos, noting that Lockheed Martin developed the current scanners. He traces the ownership of the body scanner business to L-3 Technologies, which was previously Loral Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin run by Bernard Schwartz until 2006. He speculates that Loral was the company Paddock worked for. Mathis suggests Carlyle Group is also involved through its past ownership of Vought Aircraft Industries. He points to Vanguard as a major stockholder in L-3, noting its vast assets and non-profit status as suspicious. Mathis alleges that Vanguard’s shareholders include the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Cheney, and Rumsfeld, and that such groups are used to hide ownership and profits. He also suspects individuals like Michael Chertoff, Sheldon Adelson, Rahm Emanuel, Ari Emanuel, the Bushes, and Goldman Sachs are involved, as well as the Kochs and Gates.
Mathis refutes the idea that people were killed, citing a lack of evidence of whizzing bullets or impact sounds. He analyzes lobby footage, pointing out “crisis actors” wearing earmuffs as proof of staged loud noises. He further criticizes the lack of surveillance footage and the implausible story of Paddock installing his own cameras. Mathis disputes the matching of gun sounds to the discovered firearms, claiming they are inconsistent. He highlights the distance between the Mandalay Bay hotel and the concert site as being beyond the effective range of the alleged weapons, and questions the number of hits supposedly achieved. He argues that the rate of fire and ammunition expenditure described is physically impossible for one person in the reported timeframe.
Mathis reveals that MGM was taken over by its creditors in 2005, identifying Providence Equity Partners, Sony, and Comcast (a CIA front) as major partners, later replaced by CreditSuisse and JPMorganChase. He notes the Rockefellers’ connection to JPMorganChase and Vanguard’s significant stock in both MGM Resorts and L-3 Technologies. Jim Murren’s career at MGM Resorts, his banking background with Cyrus J. Lawrence and DeutscheBank, and his promotions after MGM’s bankruptcy are presented as evidence of an “INSIDE JOB.” He also mentions Kirk Kerkorian’s ownership of MGM Studios and MGM Resorts until 2009.
Mathis critiques “truthers” like Kevin Barrett and Robert Steele, dismissing Steele’s “ex-CIA” status and his acceptance of ISIS’s existence. He accuses Barrett of being compromised and Jim Fetzer of controlling the opposition, citing Fetzer’s attempts to include Mathis’s analysis in his book while misrepresenting Mathis’s views on the Kennedy Assassination. Mathis also criticizes Mike Adams and Alex Jones for promoting the “multiple shooters/ISIS-is-real” angle and for their perceived lack of critical analysis regarding blank ammunition and recorded sounds. He expresses distrust for the entire 911 Truth movement.
Mathis states the purpose of the Las Vegas hoax is to install body scanners, increase the police state, and generate profits, but the longer-term goal is to create fear to quell revolution. He argues that the threat of government violence is a bluff.
In an addendum, Mathis claims that Stephen Paddock and his alleged brother Eric Paddock are the same person, pointing to similar facial features and manipulated photos. He further notes discrepancies in public records regarding Paddock’s relatives. He likens this to the Sandy Hook Hoax, where Adam Lanza’s identity was allegedly fabricated from his brother Ryan Lanza.
Mathis then scrutinizes the victims’ list, highlighting the lack of middle names, a disproportionate number of Jewish names, and alphabetization by first name as red flags. He questions the existence and details of several alleged victims, including Denise Salmon Burditus, Jessica Klymchuk, Jordan McIldoon, Neysa Tonks, Adrian Murfitt, James “Sonny” Melton, Stacee Ann Etcheber, Quinton Robbins, Lisa Marhefka-Patterson, Thomas Allen Day, Jr., Bill Wolfe, Jr., Bailey Schweitzer, Calla-Marie Medig, Derrick Bo Taylor, Cameron Robinson, Austin Meyer, Candice Ryan Bowers, Sandra Casey, Lisa Romero-Muniz, John Joseph Phippen, Kelsey Brianne Meadows, and Charleston Hartfield. He suggests that inconsistencies in people searches indicate these individuals may not have existed or had fabricated details. He connects some alleged victims to military bases, intelligence agencies, and Psychological Operations Groups. He also notes several Canadians on the list and questions the odds of them being at a country music concert in Las Vegas.
Mathis points out that Neysa Tonks allegedly worked for Cisco Systems, a company now owned by Vanguard, Blackrock, and other investment groups, linking it back to earlier research on SDC and Paramax. He also finds Adrian Murfitt’s profile conflicting with his alleged profession. The family of James “Sonny” Melton is linked to a gun training school and a practicing attorney, with further connections made to Mussolini and Aaron Dykes’ wife. Mathis finds inconsistencies in the age and relatives of James “Sonny” Melton and his alleged wife Heather Melton, suggesting photos are manipulated or mistagged.
He criticizes the lack of information for some individuals on people search sites like Intelius and Instantcheckmate, arguing that real people are easily found. He suggests the inconsistencies are deliberate clues, possibly for an “IQ test.” Mathis concedes that some individuals might have died naturally or been recruited into covert operations and faked their deaths. He observes a “morbid streak” in people’s desire to believe in sensational events, particularly noting women’s attraction to macabre details, comparing it to slasher movies.
In a final addendum, Mathis discusses Sheldon Mack, the son of a CHEK TV news anchor, as another suspicious “injured” Canadian. He highlights the surname Mack’s potential Jewish connections and links Jerome Mack, a former bank president, to United Jewish Appeal, Solomon, and Rosenberg. He notes that Jerome Mack’s daughter stated that Jerry Mack and Perry Thomas “built Las Vegas”. Mathis also connects Joseph Smith, the Mormon founder, to the Mack surname and Bill Gates.