Chapter 4:

The Conspiracy Files: When Paranoia Met Reality

1. Church Committee (1970s): Investigations into intelligence agency abuses, including COINTELPRO and MKUltra.

2. Operation Gladio (1950s-1990s): A NATO covert operation involving secret armies in Europe during the Cold War.

3. Human Radiation Experiments (20th Century): Unethical experiments conducted on humans involving radiation exposure.

4. Pentagon Papers (1971): Classified government documents leaked to the press, revealing government deception about the Vietnam War.

5. Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal (2018): The misuse of Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica for political purposes.

6. Bayer's Contaminated Blood Products (1980s): Allegations that Bayer knowingly sold HIV-contaminated blood products.

7. Gulf War Chemical Warfare Claims (1991): Accusations that Iraq used chemical weapons during the Gulf War.

8. Phone Hacking Scandal (2011): The revelation that journalists at News of the World had hacked into the phones of celebrities and crime victims.

9. Lead Contamination in Flint Water (2014-2016): A public health crisis caused by lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan.

10. Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis (ongoing): The persecution and displacement of the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar.

11. U.S. Biological Testing Programs (20th Century): Allegations of unethical biological testing programs conducted by the U.S. government.

12. Operation Midnight Climax (1950s-1960s): A subproject of MKUltra involving the use of prostitutes to lure subjects for drug experiments.

13. Libor Manipulation (2008): The manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) by financial institutions.