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Two years from today Americans will observe the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It is likely to be a moment of national introspection, as well as an opportunity to complete the historical record of one of the most painful days in American history. Yet, …
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Thomas H. Kean, chairman of the 9/11 Commission It’s difficult to pinpoint a precise moment when the popularity of the 9/11 conspiracy theory peaked, though it was probably sometime in 2006. In tracking its decline, however, three dates stand out: July 22, 2004, when the 9/11 Commission released …
Read MoreBarbara Olson is dead, that much is certain.But did the conservative television commentator meet her end on board American Airlines flight 77 as it crashed into the Pentagon, just minutes after Olson made last, desperate phone calls to her husband, the US solicitor general?Or was Olson secretly …
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We have probably all encountered numerous examples of conspiracy thinking in recent years, including claims that the 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse was caused by former President Obama, that Taylor Swift controlled the outcome of the Super Bowl to help President Biden get reelected and that the …
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This article is from the archive of our partner .Authoritarian regimes often dream through propaganda. To see what they’re fantasizing about, we regularly check in on what state-controlled media outlets have been churning out.Kim Jong-il looking powerfulThe Korean Central News Agency, you might be …
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It may be 10 years since the attacks in the US on 11 September, but conspiracy theories have not faded over time, says Mike Rudin. Numerous official reports have been published since the Twin Towers fell, but just when a piece of evidence casts doubt on one theory, the focus then shifts to the next …
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Despite the enduring popularity of conspiracy theories about President John F. Kennedy’s death on November 22, 1963, it’s a mainstream consensus that these theories have always been essentially the work of cranks, popularized by a national appetite for mystery and entertainment. In recent years, …
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1953: Central Intelligence Agency director Allen Dulles authorizes the MK-ULTRA project. The agency launches one of its most dubious covert programs ever, turning unsuspecting humans into guinea pigs for its research into mind-altering drugs. More than a decade before psychologist Timothy Leary …
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For two decades or more during the Cold War, the CIA and the military allegedly plied the unwitting with acid, weed, and dozens of psychoactive drugs, in a series of zany (and sometimes dangerous) mind-control experiments. Now, the Vietnam Veterans of America are suing the agency and the Pentagon …
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Photo: Firefighter Photograph (Bergen County, NJ), Copyright 2001 Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Assessing our vulnerability to terrorist attack remains difficult in part because the events surrounding the attacks of …
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