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Welcome to part one of the Expert guide to conspiracy theories, a new series from The Conversation’s Anthill podcast. Over six episodes we explore why people believe in conspiracy theories, how they spread and how dangerous they are. There are a lot of conspiracy theories out there. Some are …
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WBUR announces Madness, a special investigation from Endless Thread, the podcast created in partnership with Reddit. Madness unravels the shocking story of forced brainwashing and the murky history of CIA-funded mind-control experiments. Co-hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson, along with …
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EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — One of the jurors who convicted notorious crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger says she regrets her decision after learning that he was an unwitting participant in a covert CIA experiment with LSD. Bulger terrorized Boston from the 1970s into the 1990s with a campaign of murder, …
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One of the most bizarre and disturbing government programs in American history is in the news again. On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that a member of the jury in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, the infamous Boston mobster convicted in 2013 of killing eleven people between the 1970s …
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The resurgence of measles in the United States and the UK, a polio outbreak in the Philippines, HPV-vaccine resistance in Japan — these headlines from the past year have roots in global anti-vaccine campaigns that stretch back over 200 years. Concerned parents, religious groups, liberals and …
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EXCLUSIVE: Storyglass, the scripted podcast label set up by American Gods producer Fremantle, is developing an international audio series based around the controversial Project MK-Ultra. The company has partnered with Easy Tiger, a Fremantle-backed production company from Australia, on six-part …
Read MoreThe frequent invocations of the “deep state” by President Donald Trump and those around him are generally meant to cast blame when his administration doesn’t get its way. The idea of a “deep state” is not a new one, and Trump isn’t the first one to argue it exists in the US, even if his description …
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“What is there left to do with the CIA and MKUltra?” This is the question which needs to be asked when engaging with Stephen Kinzer’s Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control. Anyone familiar with the topic is unlikely to be offered new material concerning the infamous …
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A French author and publisher have apologised after a history textbook suggested that the September 11 attacks were “no doubt orchestrated by the CIA”.A reference to the conspiracy theory was found in the work, ‘Histoire du XXe siècle en fiches’ (‘History of the 20th century in flashcards’), by …
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Getty ImagesA French publisher has apologised after a history textbook that appeared in bookshops in recent weeks suggested the 11 September 2001 attacks were probably “orchestrated by the CIA”.The debunked conspiracy theory was apparently highlighted on social media initially by a group of …
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