Still, a petition on Change.org demanding that Netflix release the real finale has reached more than 400,000 signatures and counting. So what evidence is there to suggest that “Conformity Gate” is real?

The Conformity Gate theory has fans convinced a secret Stranger Things Season 5 finale hits Netflix on January 7 after a Vecna skit.

Netflix has released a trailer for the final Stranger Things episode. "Stranger Things" comes to an end on New Year's Eve. The next batch of episodes hits Netflix on December 24.

Fans think Stranger Things hid a fake ending and a secret Episode 9 drops January 7. Here’s why Conformity Gate is everywhere.

Stranger Things fans have concocted a theory that suggests a true, secret ending episode to the series is coming out this week — and now the community is having to issue a warning not to get upset when it turns out to be false.

We all should've seen this coming, but just to put a pin on a theory that went too viral for its own good, there is no secret Stranger Things bonus episode coming to Netflix, Entertainment Weekly has learned.