Digging Into Claims the CIA Invented the Term ‘Conspiracy Theory’ in the 1960s
Social media posts have tied the term “conspiracy theory” to the late-1960s release of a CIA memo related to John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
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No Evidence Kurt Vonnegut Said Society ‘Wouldn’t Save Itself Because It Wasn’t Cost-Effective’
The “Cat’s Cradle” novelist died in 2007.
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Did Churchill Say ‘Best Argument Against Democracy’ Is 5-Minute Conversation with Average Voter?
Churchill is a frequent subject of false quote attributions.
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Elon Musk Threatened Hollywood With ‘Receipts’ of Involvement with Diddy?
Online clips included no evidence to support the assertion that the tech billionaire had threatened celebrities.
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No Evidence Michelle Obama Regrets Backing Harris
An online article claimed, “If she could turn back time, she probably would.”
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No, Musk’s Starlink Network Was Not Used To ‘Hack’ 2024 Election
Starlink was used to connect remote rural polling stations to the internet, but not the vote-counting systems, which are typically on closed networks.
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Video Does Not Show Biden Wandering Off into Amazon Rainforest
Online users and some journalists published misinformation about a video-recorded moment from Biden’s visit to the Amazon rainforest in November 2024.
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No Evidence Musk’s Starlink Network Was Used To ‘Rig’ 2024 Election
Election officials in swing states said vote-counting systems are typically on closed networks with no connection to the internet.
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No Evidence Trump Ever Said Republicans Are the ‘Dumbest Group of Voters’
We’ve seen this quote spread across the internet before.
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No Evidence Obama Suggested Gradually Bringing Socialism to US ‘Without the People Realizing’
The former president allegedly said, “The idea is to bring socialism to America without the people realizing the country is being socialized.”
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