Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-24 11:25:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7212DA6B2F43BB013E654DC1A4C935A3EB0F8F3CB5099E7EB7956FC43D4B8B77
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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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