Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part 1 of 2)
What it is
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 Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters recommend it as the most exhaustive, well-sourced rebuttal of JFK conspiracy theories, often when new assassination claims surface.
- 4 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2023, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“It's all very logical and straightforward.”
Extensive, well-sourced case that Oswald acted alone.
a2tech, 2023-09 · Strong recommendation · in “New JFK Assassination Revelation Could Upend the Long-Held “Lone Gunman” Theory”
“Fascinating video and indeed pretty straightforward.”
Fascinating video, though the bank robber analogy is questioned.
sireat, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “New JFK Assassination Revelation Could Upend the Long-Held “Lone Gunman” Theory”
“there's an exhaustive two part series by Sean Munger that sets out the many interlocking lines of evidence that Oswald acted alone.”
Two-part series laying out evidence Oswald acted alone.
taliesinb, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “Review: 'JFK: What the Doctors Saw' eyewitnesses contradict Warren Commission”
“A good summary of the evidence that Oswald acted alone can be found here”
Good summary of evidence that Oswald acted alone.
pgreenwood, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “How the FBI targeted Camus, and then Sartre after the JFK assassination (2013)”
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Topics: jfk, lee harvey oswald, warren commission, conspiracy theories, american history
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