COINTELPRO (1956-1971) was the FBI's secret counterintelligence program to 'discredit and neutralize' domestic political organizations. The FBI planted false media stories, published bogus leaflets in targeted groups' names, forged correspondence, and made anonymous calls to journalists. Targets included Martin Luther King Jr., the Black Panthers, anti-war groups, and feminist organizations. The program was exposed in 1971 when activists stole 1,000+ classified documents from an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania. Congressional investigations confirmed systematic media manipulation and civil rights violations.
The FBI planted false media stories and forged documents to destroy civil rights and anti-war movements
βThe FBI is planting fake stories in newspapers and creating forged documents to destroy the civil rights movement and anti-war organizations. They are using the media as a weapon against American citizens.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βThe FBI has no interest in suppressing legitimate political activity. Our investigations are limited to matters of national security and law enforcement.β
β J. Edgar Hoover / FBI Β· Apr 1971
π They Laughed At Us
βThe FBI has no interest in suppressing legitimate political activity. Our investigations are limited to matters of national security and law enforcement.β
β³ The Vindication Timeline
From βcrazyβ to confirmed
The Claim Is Made
This is the moment they called it crazy.
Confirmed: They Were Right
The truth comes out. Officially documented.
Confirmed: They Were Right
The truth comes out. Officially documented.
π How Right We Were
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