Statements (112)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:covert_operations
gptkb:program |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:John_Edgar_Hoover
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| gptkbp:controversy |
abuse of power
violation of civil liberties |
| gptkbp:created |
public distrust
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:books
gptkb:documentaries gptkb:films |
| gptkbp:duration |
1956 to 1971
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| gptkbp:ended |
gptkb:1971
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| gptkbp:first_appearance |
leaked documents
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| gptkbp:has_programs |
gptkb:Operation_CHAOS
gptkb:Operation_COINTELPRO:_Puerto_Rican_Nationalists gptkb:Operation_Garden_Plot Operation COINTELPRO: New Left Operation COINTELPRO: White Hate Groups Operation COINTELPRO: Black Nationalist Hate Groups |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Counterculture_Movement
gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
FBI COINTELPRO
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| gptkbp:influenced |
U. S. intelligence policy
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| gptkbp:initiated_by |
gptkb:FBI
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| gptkbp:inspired |
popular culture references
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| gptkbp:involved |
illegal activities
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| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
academic studies
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| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
First Amendment rights
civil rights Fourth Amendment rights |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
gptkb:true
lack of accountability abuse of power civil liberties organizations excessive secrecy |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:Church_Committee_Report
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| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
gptkb:activists
gptkb:Puerto_Rican_independence_activists gptkb:Black_Panther_Party gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement gptkb:Indian_independence_movement anti-war activists leftist organizations socialist organizations feminist groups Native American rights organizations |
| gptkbp:led_to |
Congressional investigations
FBI reforms increased scrutiny of FBI practices |
| gptkbp:legacy |
calls for reform
increased scrutiny of FBI |
| gptkbp:notable_case |
illegal wiretapping
use of informants spreading rumors creating false identities forging documents monitoring religious groups monitoring political rallies assassination of Fred Hampton covert operations against dissidents creating divisions within groups creating fake news stories discrediting leaders disinformation campaigns against activists disrupting community organizing efforts disruption of anti-war protests infiltration of Students for a Democratic Society manipulating media coverage monitoring peace groups spying on anti-apartheid activists spying on feminist groups spying on journalists. spying on labor unions surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. targeting LGBTQ+ organizations targeting anti-nuclear activists targeting environmental activists targeting immigrant rights organizations targeting student organizations using intimidation tactics against activists using psychological warfare tactics using undercover agents |
| gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
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| gptkbp:operational_status |
gptkb:Cold_War
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| gptkbp:outcome |
disruption of movements
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| gptkbp:purpose |
surveillance
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| gptkbp:started_in |
gptkb:1956
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| gptkbp:tactics_used |
infiltration
intimidation surveillance harassment disinformation |
| gptkbp:technique |
infiltration
intimidation harassment disinformation |
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
civil rights legislation
political activism public protests intelligence community reforms anti-establishment sentiment public awareness of government surveillance social change movements government oversight reforms |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:social_movements
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| gptkbp:was_exposed_in |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
FBI's counterintelligence program
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Black_Panther_Party
gptkb:Black_Panther_Party gptkb:the_Black_Panther_Party gptkb:Fred_Hampton |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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