"Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gerald Posner dismantles a sensational Washington Post headline suggesting CIA culpability in JFK’s assassination—revealing how partisan narratives, incomplete records, and repeated media missteps can distort both the past and public trust
In an era of intense political polarization and weaponized narratives, there always seems to be a conspiracy du jour. From claims of a COVID-19 “plandemic” to endless speculation about Jeffrey Epstein, the frenzy often overshadows the enduring mother of all conspiracies: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
That narrative has recently gained new life—not from an academic historian or investigative reporter, but from Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, a MAGA-aligned freshman who now chairs an Oversight Committee investigation into JFK’s murder. [...]
