
The Twisted History of Conspiracy Theories
Twisted History
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The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion
The protocols of the learned elders of Zion is a hoaxed anti-Semitic book that purported to reveal a Jewish conspiracy. The Dearborn Independent newspaper owned by Henry Ford published an American version of the protocols between May and September of 1920 in a series called the International Jew, the world's foremost problem. In the 1930s, the book was used by the Nazis as justification for its genocide against Jews. Adolf Hitler referred to the protocols in his book, Mind Camp.
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