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Johnny Harris • How The Government Covered Up the JFK Assassination In light of the newly released documents, we wanted to go back and look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to see what the evidence was, how the narrative was shaped by the government immediately following, and all of the information we’ve learned from government agencies since that day in Dallas in 1963. We have had to censor depictions of the assassination in order to make this video widely available on YouTube. The uncensored cut is published on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-why-people-think-the-government-killed-jfk Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQkNCEd_GJx4-oERAgU9hVdksnrLSWx7f0wJB1OOG40/edit?usp=sharing Thank you to the experts we spoke with that helped with our research in this story: - Judge John Tunheim - Jefferson Morley Check out all of the released JFK files at https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk -- Video Chapters -- 0:00 INTRO 1:58 JOHN F. KENNEDY 3:49 THE ASSASSINATION 5:04 THE INVESTIGATION 13:55 THE COVER-UP 16:01 THE CONSPIRACY THEORY Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/2XemjBHOnnU About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling
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1. Interactive Practice Generation from Historical Conflict
Knowledge Snap
Method 1: Signal Identification for Critical Inquiry
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The suspect claims he is being framed as a fall guy for the crime.
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The FBI director makes a definitive claim that the suspect acted entirely on his own.
Method 2: Historical Contextualization of Information
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The narrator describes the 1960s as a time of intense fear regarding nuclear conflict.
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Officials were concerned that a public conspiracy theory could lead to international escalation.
Method 3: Audio-Visual Verification and Evidence Analysis
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A famous strip of film capturing the event is eventually aired on national television.
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A sound recording previously used as evidence is later claimed to be inaccurate.
Method 4: Longitudinal Tracking of Institutional Review
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The initial commission was given a limited amount of time to complete its investigation.
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A later committee was established to reexamine the records and the official account.
Evolution of Government Transparency and Public Narrative
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Investigating Historical Records
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Examines evidence and narrative shaping following the death of the President.
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Leadership and Intel Conflicts
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Contextualizes the tension between the presidency and intelligence agencies.
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The Dallas Tragedy
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Details the immediate events during the motorcade in downtown Dallas.
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Initial Investigative Stance
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The FBI Director quickly establishes a narrative about a lone shooter.
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Suspect Elimination
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Describes the public shooting of the primary suspect before trial.
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Official Ballistics Claims
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Analyzes the unlikely physical trajectory proposed by the Warren Commission.
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Decline of Institutional Trust
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Correlates government secrecy with a massive drop in public confidence.
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Mandated Records Release
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Explains the legislative push to make all findings accessible to citizens.
Learning Pathway for Analyzing Historical Narratives
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1. Contextualizing Political Tension | overed Up the JFK Assassination In light of the newly released documents, we wanted to go back and look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to see what the evidence was, how the narrative was shaped by the government immediately following, and all of the information we’ve learned from government agencies since that day in Dallas in 1963. We have had to censor depictions of the assassination in order to make this video widely available on YouTube. The uncensored cut is published on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-why-people-think-the-government-killed-jfk Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQkNCEd_GJx4-oERAgU9hVdksnrLSWx7f0wJB1OOG40/edit?usp=sharing Thank you to the experts we spoke with that helped with our research in this story: - Judge John Tunheim - Jefferson Morley Check out all of the released JFK files at https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk -- Video Chapters -- 0:00 INTRO 1:58 JOHN F. KENNEDY 3:49 THE ASSASSINATION 5:04 THE INVESTIGATION 13:55 THE COVER-UP 16:01 THE CONSPIRACY THEORY Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/2XemjBHOnnU About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling |
2. Analyzing Official Investigative Process | overed Up the JFK Assassination In light of the newly released documents, we wanted to go back and look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to see what the evidence was, how the narrative was shaped by the government immediately following, and all of the information we’ve learned from government agencies since that day in Dallas in 1963. We have had to censor depictions of the assassination in order to make this video widely available on YouTube. The uncensored cut is published on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-why-people-think-the-government-killed-jfk Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQkNCEd_GJx4-oERAgU9hVdksnrLSWx7f0wJB1OOG40/edit?usp=sharing Thank you to the experts we spoke with that helped with our research in this story: - Judge John Tunheim - Jefferson Morley Check out all of the released JFK files at https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk -- Video Chapters -- 0:00 INTRO 1:58 JOHN F. KENNEDY 3:49 THE ASSASSINATION 5:04 THE INVESTIGATION 13:55 THE COVER-UP 16:01 THE CONSPIRACY THEORY Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/2XemjBHOnnU About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling |
3. Identifying Logical Gaps in Narratives | overed Up the JFK Assassination In light of the newly released documents, we wanted to go back and look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to see what the evidence was, how the narrative was shaped by the government immediately following, and all of the information we’ve learned from government agencies since that day in Dallas in 1963. We have had to censor depictions of the assassination in order to make this video widely available on YouTube. The uncensored cut is published on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-why-people-think-the-government-killed-jfk Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQkNCEd_GJx4-oERAgU9hVdksnrLSWx7f0wJB1OOG40/edit?usp=sharing Thank you to the experts we spoke with that helped with our research in this story: - Judge John Tunheim - Jefferson Morley Check out all of the released JFK files at https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk -- Video Chapters -- 0:00 INTRO 1:58 JOHN F. KENNEDY 3:49 THE ASSASSINATION 5:04 THE INVESTIGATION 13:55 THE COVER-UP 16:01 THE CONSPIRACY THEORY Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/2XemjBHOnnU About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling |
4. Recognizing the Impact of Suppressed Evidence | overed Up the JFK Assassination In light of the newly released documents, we wanted to go back and look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to see what the evidence was, how the narrative was shaped by the government immediately following, and all of the information we’ve learned from government agencies since that day in Dallas in 1963. We have had to censor depictions of the assassination in order to make this video widely available on YouTube. The uncensored cut is published on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-why-people-think-the-government-killed-jfk Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQkNCEd_GJx4-oERAgU9hVdksnrLSWx7f0wJB1OOG40/edit?usp=sharing Thank you to the experts we spoke with that helped with our research in this story: - Judge John Tunheim - Jefferson Morley Check out all of the released JFK files at https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk -- Video Chapters -- 0:00 INTRO 1:58 JOHN F. KENNEDY 3:49 THE ASSASSINATION 5:04 THE INVESTIGATION 13:55 THE COVER-UP 16:01 THE CONSPIRACY THEORY Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/2XemjBHOnnU About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling |
5. Evaluating Modern Records and Transparency | overed Up the JFK Assassination In light of the newly released documents, we wanted to go back and look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to see what the evidence was, how the narrative was shaped by the government immediately following, and all of the information we’ve learned from government agencies since that day in Dallas in 1963. We have had to censor depictions of the assassination in order to make this video widely available on YouTube. The uncensored cut is published on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-why-people-think-the-government-killed-jfk Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQkNCEd_GJx4-oERAgU9hVdksnrLSWx7f0wJB1OOG40/edit?usp=sharing Thank you to the experts we spoke with that helped with our research in this story: - Judge John Tunheim - Jefferson Morley Check out all of the released JFK files at https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk -- Video Chapters -- 0:00 INTRO 1:58 JOHN F. KENNEDY 3:49 THE ASSASSINATION 5:04 THE INVESTIGATION 13:55 THE COVER-UP 16:01 THE CONSPIRACY THEORY Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/2XemjBHOnnU About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling |
Detailed Findings and Insights
1. Administrative Orders to Destroy Evidence
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A former agent explains that he was told to destroy a specific piece of evidence.
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by his superiors to destroy evidence.
2. Simplification as a Tool for Social Control
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The government chose to stick with a simple explanation to keep the country calm.
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scrambling to keep the American public calm
3. Internal Skepticism within Government Commissions
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A high-ranking witness publicly states his disagreement with the official government report.
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to appoint a high level one to evaluate your report.
4. Prevention of Global Pandemonium
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Officials worked to prevent wide-scale chaos by limiting the scope of the investigation.
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THE INVESTIGATION
