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	Podcast:		Ridiculous History
	Episode:		The Killer Marketing Campaign Behind Guy Fawkes
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		0
	Publish Date:		2018-03-13 10:26:45
	Description:		Nowadays people across the planet are familiar with the story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. People even celebrate the anniversary of the event, often interpreting it as a protest against overarching government authority. However, the real story is a bit more complicated. Some historians believe Fawkes and the crew he worked for were set up by factions of the government -- making the Gunpowder Plot something between a false flag attack and a killer marketing campaign.
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