pseudoarcheologia: List of conspiracy theories

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This is a list of notable conspiracy theories. Many conspiracy theories relate to supposed clandestine government plans and elaborate murder plots. They usually deny consensus opinion and cannot be proven using historical or scientific methods, and are not to be confused with research concerning verified conspiracies, such as Germany's pretense for invading Poland in World War II. In principle, conspiracy theories might not always be false, and their validity depends on evidence as for any theory. However, they are often implausible prima facie due to their convoluted and all-encompassing nature. Conspiracy theories tend to be internally consistent and correlate with each other; they are ge…

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On May 9, 1978, Aldo Moro, a Christian Democracy (DC) statesman who advocated for a Historic Compromise with the Italian Communist Party, (PCI), was murdered after 55 days of captivity by the Red Brigades (BR), a far-left terrorist organization. Although the courts established that the BR had acted alone, conspiracy theories related to the Moro case persist, because of the fact that the assassination of Aldo Moro ended the possibility of communism co-governing one of the main economies of the West, something that neither Washington nor Moscow wanted. Most of the conspiracy theories allege additional involvement, ranging from the Italian government itself, its secret services being involved…

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The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963, has spawned numerous conspiracy theories. These theories allege the involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Mafia, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro, the KGB, or some combination of these individuals and entities. Some conspiracy theories have alleged a coverup by parts of the American federal government, such as the original investigators within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Warren Commission, or the CIA. The lawyer and author Vincent Bugliosi estimated that a total of 42 groups, 82 assassins, and 214 individuals had been…

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"Clinton plan intelligence" is an unproven conspiracy theory promoted as if true by the Trump administration. It is based on Russian intelligence material and hacked and manipulated emails described by journalists and investigators as likely Russian disinformation. It alleges that Hillary Clinton approved a plan to "falsely" link Donald Trump to Russian election interference. The phrase's wording, with his addition of "falsely", was coined by special counsel John Durham to describe allegations that Hillary Clinton, her 2016 presidential campaign, and senior Obama administration officials developed the purported plan to distract from Clinton's email controversy. The purported emails were ref…

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