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Is it true: CIA Crack Cocaine and Dark Alliance Claims?

Partially True75% confidence

Partly — it's more complicated than the claim suggests.

Official inquiries found serious Contra-drug issues but disputed the strongest claims about intentional CIA crack distribution.

The claim

Claims that CIA-linked Contra networks contributed to crack cocaine trafficking in the United States.

Key evidence

Gary Webb documented Contra-linked drug networks in Los Angeles

The maximalist "CIA created crack cocaine" claim is not supported by the Hitz Report

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