12. MKUltra: Did the CIA Try to Weaponise LSD?

In the 1950s, the CIA wanted more than spies — theywanted mind control.
Project MKUltra was their answer: a secret, real-life program that mixed Cold War paranoia with enough LSD to keep Woodstock going for a decade.

This wasn’t fiction. MKUltra happened. From dosing unsuspecting civilians to running secret brothels for "nationalsecurity," the CIA tested LSD, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, memory erasure, and more — often without consent, and almost always without ethics.

Spoiler: It scores 9.5 out of 10 on the ProbablyNot True Believability Index — because this one is absolutely, terrifyingly real.

📌 Probably Not Trueis the podcast where history’s strangest myths, hoaxes, and conspiracies get put through the wringer of facts, context, and sarcastic commentary. New main episodes every Monday, bonus episodes every Friday.🔗 LINKS & SUPPORT:
All platforms & socials → https://linktr.ee/probablynottrue