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What is the non-conspiracy explanation for the magic bullet involved in the JFK assassination? I only know the conspiracy theory that claims that the CIA accidentally shot JFK and then covered their tracks. And then the other conspiracy theory, where that wasn't an accident.

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> What is the non-conspiracy explanation for the magic bullet involved in the JFK assassination? I only know the conspiracy theory that claims that the CIA accidentally shot JFK and then covered their tracks.

It's entirely possible that a secret service agent accidentally shot Kennedy, and they're on the record of saying so.

"We don't know" is not really a conspiracy theory. "We don't know, therefore X must have done it" is a conspiracy theory. Conspiracy thinking is the tendency to make these connections.

Last time I looked at this, the magic bullet was the official stance. When did the narrative change?

At this point it's no longer conspiracy theories, it's just conspiracy shower thoughts.

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