{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Conspiracy or Reality: When Skeptics Were Right","title":"Operation INFEKTION: Soviet Disinformation or Biological Warfare Reality?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f5447144\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":629,"description":"In this episode, we delve into the murky waters of Operation INFEKTION, a disinformation campaign run by the KGB in the 1980s to propagate the theory that the United States had invented HIV/AIDS as part of a biological weapons research project. Was this just a Cold War propaganda tool, or was there a grain of truth hidden in the conspiracy? Join us as we unravel the facts from fiction, exploring the origins, spread, and impact of this controversial theory.\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5ZUaJDYqukf2nlv4jiLL2Fry7htvH3T04IUV1AfT7IE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZmE1/ZWU5MTVjYzQ3M2Vj/NTk2OTYwODMyMDhl/NWE2Yy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}