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Line 7: The term "brainwashing" was first used in English by [[Edward Hunter (U.S. journalist)\|Edward Hunter]] in 1950 to describe how the [[Chinese government]] appeared to make people cooperate with them during the [[Korean War]]. Research into the concept also looked at [[Nazi Germany]] and present-day [[North Korea]], at some criminal cases in the United States, and at the actions of [[Human trafficking\|human traffickers]]. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the CIA's [[MKUltra]] experiments failed with ~~no operational use~~ of the subjects. [[Scientific]] and [[legal]] debate followed, as well as media attention, about the possibility of brainwashing being a factor when [[lysergic acid diethylamide]] (LSD) was used,<ref>{{cite book\|title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Religion\|volume=2\|publisher=Gyan Publishing House\|year=2005}}</ref> or in the conversion of people to groups which are considered to be [[cult]]s.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Wright\|first=Stuart\|title=Media coverage of unconventional religion: Any "good news" for minority faiths?\|journal=Review of Religious Research\|date=December 1997\|volume=39\|issue=2\|pages=101–115\|doi=10.2307/3512176\|jstor=3512176}}</ref> Brainwashing has become a common theme in popular culture, especially in [[science fiction]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=O'Brien, Terry\|title=The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders\|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|year=2005\|editor=Westfahl, Gary\|volume=1}} {{ISBN?}}</ref> In casual speech "brainwashing", and its verb form "brainwash", are used [[Literal and figurative language\|figuratively]] to describe the use of [[propaganda]] to [[persuade]] [[public opinion]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brainwash\|title=Brainwash Definition & Meaning\|date=22 July 2023\|publisher=Merriam-Webster Dictionary\|access-date=23 November 2022\|archive-date=23 November 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123204547/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brainwash\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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