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Late in life and after his death Hoover became a controversial figure, as evidence of his secretive actions became known. His critics have accused him of exceed
by sillysaurus3 13y ago
Late in life and after his death Hoover became a controversial figure, as evidence of his secretive actions became known. His critics have accused him of exceeding the jurisdiction of the FBI.[1] He used the FBI to harass political dissenters and activists, to amass secret files on political leaders,[2] and to collect evidence using illegal methods.[3] Hoover consequently amassed a great deal of power and was in a position to intimidate and threaten sitting Presidents.[4] However, according to biographer Kenneth Ackerman, the notion that Hoover’s secret files kept presidents from firing him is a myth.[5]
Seems some on Wikipedia disagree...
- wpietri 13y agoSomebody disagrees that his files prevented him getting fired. Does anybody dispute that he kept files on political leaders that had information that they didn't want revealed?
- coldtea 13y agoSome on Wikipedia are also on a payroll. Including in articles about commercial products and companies, but even more so in political articles.
- sillysaurus3 13y agoReally? That's very interesting. Do you have a link or further info about that?
- nl 13y agoThere's a Wikipedia page about it[1]. More broadly, this Google search[2] will find plenty more incidents. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Congressional_staff_edits_to_Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Congressional_staff_edits_... [2] https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Staffer+edited+Wikipedia https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Staffer+edited+Wikipedia
- mattp123 13y agoAbout that - I'm making an FF addon[1] that will alert you to users that self-report being paid by a third party, as required by a recently proposed ToS amendment[2]. [1] https://github.com/patriotpie/wiki-sanitize https://github.com/patriotpie/wiki-sanitize [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Paid_contributions_amendment https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Paid_contributi...