9 Mostly Untrue Myths About Witch Hunts
by Beth Skwarecki from Lifehacker on (#66BST)
The medieval phenomena of witch trials and witch hunts loom large in our collective imaginations. A witch hunt" is a political term for what one perceives as baseless persecution; anti-communist hearings inspired an allegorical play about the Salem witch trials.
But how much do you know about actual witch hunts?...