The Conspiracy Theory and the Devil's Number Hidden in Barcodes

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This news article explains the history of the barcode's invention, then briefly introduces the 666-in-barcodes conspiracy theory.It was written by reporter Lee Jin-su of The Report and first published in April 2019.It states that in 1948, Drexel Institute of Technology student Bernard Silver invented the barcode.It explains that he drew on Morse code and film soundtracks for the idea.It states that today's bar-style barcode was first used in 1974 at a supermarket in Ohio.It says that during the 1990s Rapture controversy, a claim circulated that the barcode's start, middle, and end bars each represent a 6.These three 6s add up to 666.It cites a YouTube video that links this claim to the 'mark of the beast' in the Book of Revelation as a reference.

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