McCarthyism
Conspiracy theories tagged "McCarthyism."
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Confirmed
The Lavender Scare — Government Purge of LGBTQ People
A confirmed 1950s government campaign that fired thousands of gay and lesbian federal employees under the theory they could be blackmailed by Soviets. Eisenhower signed the executive order. It lasted decades.
1950 · United States · Dwight Eisenhower, J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph McCarthy
Mixed
McCarthyism — Communist Witch Hunt
Senator Joseph McCarthy's 1950s campaign claiming Communist infiltration of the U.S. government. Examining the Venona decrypts, actual Soviet spies, and the Red Scare legacy.
1950 · United States · Joseph McCarthy, J. Edgar Hoover, Roy Cohn