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Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part 1 of 2)
The first part of a long two-part video series by historian Sean Munger arguing, with citations, that Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President Kennedy and acted alone. It goes through the provable historical facts and addresses conspiracy theories.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it as the most exhaustive, well-sourced rebuttal of JFK conspiracy theories, often when new assassination claims surface.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Sean Munger
- Topic
- jfk assassination
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2023–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I used to be passingly interested in the conspiracy part of the JFK assassination until I watched this EXTENSIVE in length and sourced video on the assassination: [VIDEO] It's all very logical and straightforward.
a2tech on Hacker News · 2023-09
In New JFK Assassination Revelation Could Upend the Long-Held “Lone Gunman” TheoryFascinating video and indeed pretty straightforward. However, the bank robber analogy starting at 26mins [VIDEO] does not sit quite right. You can't just stick with one theory and keep fitting other facts to that theory forever - there is going to be a breaking point. …
sireat on Hacker News · 2023-09
In New JFK Assassination Revelation Could Upend the Long-Held “Lone Gunman” TheoryThis new stuff aside, there's an exhaustive two part series by Sean Munger that sets out the many interlocking lines of evidence that Oswald acted alone. I am pretty convinced at this point: [VIDEO]
taliesinb on Hacker News · 2023-11
In Review: 'JFK: What the Doctors Saw' eyewitnesses contradict Warren Commission
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