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2025-01-22 00:32:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2B0F2E48150F04AF9280FDF966AFC66775935C7C2008997FA19178E93EAD96DD
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The claim that the CIA created the term “conspiracy theory” is false. The term “conspiracy theory” has a much longer history than the CIA itself: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-conspiracy-theory-jfk-941578119864 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory There’s a conspiracy theory that the CIA invented the term conspiracy theory: https://theconversation.com/theres-a-conspiracy-theory-that-the-cia-invented-the-term-conspiracy-theory-heres-why-132117 Academic Views: https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/tinfoil-hats-not-needed-to-repel-cia-conspiracy-theorist-creation-claim/
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