✗ The myth everyone repeats
The accused witches of Salem were burned at the stake.
✓ What is actually true
Of the 20 people executed during the Salem Witch Trials (1692-1693), 19 were hanged on Gallows Hill. One man, Giles Corey, was pressed to death under heavy stones for refusing to enter a plea. No one was burned. The image of witches burned at stake comes from European witch trials, not Salem, but became conflated in popular memory.
Reception
The receipts 2 sources
- Wikipedia: Salem Witch TrialsPRIMARY
- History.org: Salem Witch MuseumREFERENCE