Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-26 12:58:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2C3375C02610278529F203E5BDAAAA677317645A7743D30472AB925EB9EBAC9B
Participant Details
Original Note:
This object is often shared with the claim it's a hand crushing machine used by the Catholic church to punish greed. But the only information about it comes from a cancelled 2011 auction of a former torturer's collection. No mention of the church, greed, or age. https://twitter.com/fakehistoryhunt/status/1342607701961043968 https://www.truthorfiction.com/a-15th-century-machine-invented-by-priests-to-break-hands-and-fingers-of-scientists-artists-painters-sculptors-considered-heretic/ https://twitter.com/TimONeill007/status/1649886124872187904
All Note Details