A less redacted FBI on Oswald
In response to my post, “FBI wide shut”, a faithful reader points out there is a “minimally redacted” version of a key FBI memo about accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Read more
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The hazards of running a JFK joint in the era of Trump
Two JFK Facts commenters have recently criticized me personally, and I feel the need to respond. I know an editor should have a thick skin but a season of succesful conspiracy theorizing has opened up the real possibility that U.S. nuclear codes will soon be delivered into the hands of a racist buffoon. I’m feeling a little touchy.
So let me dispatch with these theories and theorists.
Fact check: Did Richard Nixon say the Warren Commission report was a ‘hoax?’
No. Jean Davison sets the record straight on this Internet legend. Read more
A plausible explanation of Life’s Zapruder film fail
In reponse to a poignant HuffPo piece, Jean Davison says the late Paul Mandel of Life magazine was wrong, but not necessarily lying, when he mistated some facts about JFK’s assassination. Read more
Fact Check: Were Bobby Kennedy Jr.’s comments about JFK evidence accurate?
RFK Jr.’s claims
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments that his father did not believe that a “lone-gunman” killed his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, have now been covered by all four television networks (CBS, NBC, Fox, and ABC), and gone viral on the internet. The remarks marked the first time a Kennedy family member has publicly questioned the official theory that JFK was killed by a lone gunman.
Were RFK Jr.’s remarks factually accurate? Read more
Comment of the week
Editor’s note – A new comment of the week will be featured each Wednesday.