Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-13 19:34:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 363B1C1A254F284FA2E407AAB011B5C93D848A2FF2FB7684345907FDCA0C7F55
Participant Details
Original Note:
This image depicts a massacre carried out against Waldensians by Savoyard troops in the 17th century; it has nothing to do with witches. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoyard%E2%80%93Waldensian_wars Charlemagne outlawed belief in witches, which he considered paganism, and made accusing someone of being a witch punishable by death. http://myweb.ttu.edu/jhowe/syllabi/Saxony.html
All Note Details