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• “…Ehe term gained broader currency following the assassination attempt on President Garfield in 1881. Journalists started employing it in discussions regarding the possibility of accomplices being involved in Garfield’s shooting, as outlined in a 2018 analysis by Andrew McKenzie-McHarg, a researcher at the Australian Catholic University specializing in the historical evolution of conspiracy theories”

Unveiling the Hidden Truths of Conspiracy Theories

An initial mention of a “conspiracy theory” dates back to January 4, 1863, within a letter featured in The New York Times. This reference pertained to a theory explaining England’s support for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Nevertheless…..

the term gained broader currency following the assassination attempt on President Garfield in 1881. Journalists started employing it in discussions regarding the possibility of accomplices being involved in Garfield’s shooting, as outlined in a 2018 analysis by Andrew McKenzie-McHarg, a researcher at the Australian Catholic University specializing in the historical evolution of conspiracy theories.

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