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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/KnotKarma on 2023-06-18 18:26:43+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the term “conspiracy theory” is itself the subject of a conspiracy theory, which posits that the term was popularized by the CIA to discredit conspiratorial believers who opposed the Warren Commission Report that concluded JFK was assassinated by a lone gunman.