Conspiracy Theories Podcast
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This Conspiracy Was HUGE in the 1800s
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0:25Now PlayingOne of the most popular conspiracy theories in American history made a disgraced former priest the best-selling author in Canadian history. But you've probably never heard of it.
In 1865, John Wilkes Booth walked into Ford's Theatre and shot Abraham Lincoln. But the plan was never just to kill Lincoln — it was to kill the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State all in the same night. Two assassins failed. One didn't.
Almost as soon as the gun was fired, a new theory emerged. Charles Chiniquy claimed the orders came from the Vatican — because Rome wanted America weak and divided so they could establish a theocracy in the Midwest.
His book went through forty editions in seven years. But did Chiniquy uncover a real conspiracy — or invent one?
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