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title: "The Smithsonian's Giant Cover-Up"
description: "An in-depth examination of the persistent conspiracy theory claiming the Smithsonian Institution destroyed evidence of giant human skeletons, from fake Supreme Court rulings to debunked photographs and historical tall tales."
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/smithsonian-giant-cover-up.md
canonical: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/smithsonian-giant-cover-up
datePublished: 2026-06-25
dateModified: 2026-06-25
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/smithsonian-giant-cover-up.md.summary.md
---

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An in-depth examination of the persistent conspiracy theory claiming the Smithsonian Institution destroyed evidence of giant human skeletons, from fake Supreme Court rulings to debunked photographs and historical tall tales.
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