Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-12-09 14:11:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 64C3067AF05271E25F5E380F6DD97F3C1BFFD02DBA4956767AA2F6CAB576174E
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Original Note:
The only known information about this object comes from a cancelled 2011 auction of a former torturer's collection. No mention of the church, specific crimes, or age. See thread; https://twitter.com/fakehistoryhunt/status/1342607701961043968 also; https://www.truthorfiction.com/a-15th-century-machine-invented-by-priests-to-break-hands-and-fingers-of-scientists-artists-painters-sculptors-considered-heretic/ and: https://twitter.com/TimONeill007/status/1649886124872187904
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