He Knew About JFK's Assassin, So Why Did the CIA Try to Destroy Him?

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Hoax Hunters

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Some stories are too good to be true. And some lies are too good not to believe.

Hoax Hunters is your daily deep dive into the anatomy of a lie. We track down history's most audacious frauds, forgeries, and fakes—from the lost princess who wasn’t lost, to the petrified giant that captivated a nation, to the Martian invasion that never happened.

Each episode is a forensic investigation into a single, masterful deception. We’ll meet the brilliant con artists, the charismatic cult leaders, and the scientific frauds who managed to fool the world.

But the real mystery isn't how they did it. It's why we fell for it. Using the science of persuasion and the study of human psychology, we expose the mental shortcuts and hidden biases that make all of us vulnerable.

This isn't just about the past. Understanding the blueprint for deception is your best defense against the misinformation of today.

Follow Hoax Hunters to uncover the truth behind the world's most fascinating lies.

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Some stories are too good to be true. And some lies are too good not to believe.

Hoax Hunters is your daily deep dive into the anatomy of a lie. We track down history's most audacious frauds, forgeries, and fakes—from the lost princess who wasn’t lost, to the petrified giant that captivated a nation, to the Martian invasion that never happened.

Each episode is a forensic investigation into a single, masterful deception. We’ll meet the brilliant con artists, the charismatic cult leaders, and the scientific frauds who managed to fool the world.

But the real mystery isn't how they did it. It's why we fell for it. Using the science of persuasion and the study of human psychology, we expose the mental shortcuts and hidden biases that make all of us vulnerable.

This isn't just about the past. Understanding the blueprint for deception is your best defense against the misinformation of today.

Follow Hoax Hunters to uncover the truth behind the world's most fascinating lies.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hoax-hunters--6723538/support.

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He Knew About JFK's Assassin, So Why Did the CIA Try to Destroy Him?

Hoax Hunters

31 minutes

5 days ago

He Knew About JFK's Assassin, So Why Did the CIA Try to Destroy Him?

What if the man holding the truth about Lee Harvey Oswald and the JFK assassination was a lie? In 1964, high-level KGB officer Yuri Nosenko walks into a CIA station, offering secrets that could change the world. It’s the ultimate prize of the Cold War... or is it the most elaborate hoax ever conceived?

Welcome to The Mole Hunter's Gambit, the podcast that unlocks one of the most paranoid and destructive chapters in CIA history. At the heart of the storm is James Jesus Angleton, the brilliant, obsessive CIA Counterintelligence Chief who was convinced Nosenko was a KGB plant sent to poison the agency from within. What followed was not a debriefing, but a descent into hell. Nosenko was thrown into years of brutal solitary confinement and psychological torture, designed to break him and expose the "real" mission.

Join us as we dissect this legendary spy-vs-spy conflict. Was Nosenko a genuine hero who endured unimaginable torment to bring vital intelligence—including the KGB's file on Lee Harvey Oswald—to the West? Or was he a master manipulator, a fake defector playing a long game that nearly tore the CIA apart?

This is a story of paranoia, power, and a truth so contested it led to the downfall of a spy legend. If you love a thriller where the lines between hero and villain are hopelessly blurred, you've found your next obsession. Follow us now, and enter the wilderness of mirrors.

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