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  • Fact Check: Declassified 1957 CIA File Mentioning 'Tartar History' Does NOT Vindicate Tartarian Empire Conspiracy Theory

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    Did the CIA declassify a 1957 file in 1999 that proves true the theories about the hidden history of an advanced global civilization, the Tartarian Empire? No, that's not true: The CIA document "National Cultural Development Under Communism" contains mention of "Tatars of Transcaucasia" and "the history of Tartaria," along with a Communist directive to revise that history to "eliminate…

    • Apr 19, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Declassified 1957 CIA File Mentioning 'Tartar History' Does NOT Vindicate Tartarian Empire Conspiracy Theory Unrelated
  • Fact Check: Lakes Are NOT Man-Made Features Used To Cover Artifacts Of A 'Tartarian' Empire Wiped Out By 'Mud Flood'

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    Are all lakes man-made to cover up ruins of an ancient civilization? No, that's not true: While there are some man-made lakes, ponds and reservoirs, lakes are also naturally formed features created over time through several geological processes, including glacial runoff, river erosion, volcanic activity and groundwater changes. The basis of the claim that "all lakes are man-made" stems from…

    • Sep 22, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Lakes Are NOT Man-Made Features Used To Cover Artifacts Of A 'Tartarian' Empire Wiped Out By 'Mud Flood' Earth Science
  • Fact Check: Africans Were NOT Known To Inhabit North America Before European Contact

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    Did today's Black Americans descend from Africans who inhabited North America before European colonizers arrived in the 15th century? No, that's not true: Paleontological, archaeological and genetic evidence all suggest that the original inhabitants of North America who were present on the continent when European explorers arrived were the ancestors of modern Indigenous people, an anthropologist told Lead Stories. Historical…

    • Aug 8, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Africans Were NOT Known To Inhabit North America Before European Contact Not History
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Old 'Tartarian Empire' Or Of 'Mud Flood' Resetting Society

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    Did a once powerful and technologically advanced "Tartarian Empire" exist before being washed away or buried in a great "mud flood" that reset society? No, that's not true: There is no proof to support this claim. While the assertion has been widely circulated in alternative history and conspiracy theory circles, there is no historical or scientific evidence to support it.…

    • May 11, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Old 'Tartarian Empire' Or Of 'Mud Flood' Resetting Society Alt-History
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