Were the Salem Witch trials a hoax?

No, the trials weren't a hoax. They actually happened; twenty people were executed, five died in jail, and many others had their lives destroyed all due to accusations leveled by a very few people. read more

Other theories hold that the witch trials were a reaction to stresses that the colonial society was experiencing. But regardless of the cause, the Salem Witch trials provide unsettling historical proof that it doesn’t necessarily require a Hitler, Osama bin Laden or Charles Manson to perpetrate horrifying evil. read more

Betty Parris is one of the girls who sparked the Salem Witch Trials. Her real name is Elizabeth and she was the second child of Samuel and Elizabeth Parris. Betty and her cousin began practicing fortune telling. Around February 1692, Betty started having random outbursts. read more