Sixty years after John F. Kennedy's death, many doubts remain about the assassination, beyond the fact that Lee Harvey Oswald pulled the trigger. Two out of three Americans believe that Oswald acted with other people, while 29% believe that the perpetrator of the fatal shooting organized and carried out the crime without any support.
60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, 65% of Americans think Lee Harvey Oswald worked in concert with others, and 29% say he was solely responsible. https://t.co/9Yp7nCjXKO
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Skeptics on the rise, but still below levels from 1976 and 2001
According to a survey conducted by Gallup, the number of Americans who believe that Oswald had help from third parties or groups increased by 4% in the last decade, with 61% believing that the assassin was part of a wider operation. Ten years ago, following the 50th anniversary of the assassination, those who believed that the shooter acted alone were slightly higher (30%).
However, this skepticism is still below its all-time highs. In 1976 and 2001, 81% of respondents did not believe Oswald was the sole perpetrator of the crime. The second highest peak was 77%, in 1992. According to Gallup, in the first few years after the event, suspicions that someone else was involved in the murder were not widespread. In 1963, only 52% of people believed there may have been other perpetrators. In fact, three years later the number even fell to 50%.
