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Identifying Misinformation
The “Franklin Prophecy”
The so-called “Franklin Prophecy,” which continues to appear in various countries, is an anti-Jewish forgery that first appeared in the United States in 1934. Shortly thereafter, it was revealed to be a phony document. (complete text)
The “Cuban Five”
The so-called “Cuban Five” are agents and officers of Cuba’s foreign intelligence service convicted in 2001 of having committed crimes in the United States as part of a spy group that Cuban intelligence called the “Wasp Network.” Cuban propaganda describes the “Cuban Five” as victims of American injustice who merely were compiling public information on U.S. nongovernmental organizations hostile to Cuba. The facts show a very different story. (complete text)
Loose Change Debunked
Loose Change is perhaps the most popular September 11 conspiracy-theory video, with its various editions reportedly logging more than 10 million web views. The most recent version, Loose Change Second Edition Recut, had more than 5 million web views as of March 2007. Despite the video’s extraordinary popularity, its claims are so absurd that they are considered an embarrassment by other conspiracy theorists, some of whom have written lengthy critiques of the video’s most outlandish claims. (complete text) |
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