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Disappearance of David Lang
Type: Hoax. Summary: A popular legend claims that in 1880 a Tennessee farmer vanished into thin air before a crowd of witnesses. This legend was actually invented by a mystery-novel writer in 1953. The Story David Lang was said to be a farmer who lived near Gallatin, Tennessee. On September…
Ghostly Drummer of Tedworth
The ghostly drummer of Tedworth, from Joseph Glanvill’s Saducismus Triumphatus, 1681 In March, 1661 John Mompesson of Tedworth (located in Wiltshire, England) brought a lawsuit against a local drummer whom he accused of collecting money under false pretences. The court found the drummer guilty, confiscated his drum, and gave it…
Witch Trial at Mount Holly
Type: Media Hoax. Summary: In 1730 an American newspaper printed a detailed account of a fictitious witch trial. On October 22, 1730 an article appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette describing a witch trial that had recently been held in Mount Holly near Burlington, New Jersey. (To read the full text…
Witch Trial at Mount Holly - Text
Type: Media Hoax. Summary: The complete text of a 1730 newspaper article describing a witch trial that supposedly occurred in New Jersey. What follows is the complete text of the “Witch Trial at Mount Holly” hoax, believed to have been written by Benjamin Franklin. It was published in the Pennsylvania…
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Disappearance of David Lang
Type: Hoax. Summary: A popular legend claims that in 1880 a Tennessee farmer vanished into thin air before a crowd of witnesses. This legend was actually invented by a mystery-novel writer in 1953. The Story David Lang was said to be a farmer who lived near Gallatin, Tennessee. On September…
Ghostly Drummer of Tedworth
The ghostly drummer of Tedworth, from Joseph Glanvill’s Saducismus Triumphatus, 1681 In March, 1661 John Mompesson of Tedworth (located in Wiltshire, England) brought a lawsuit against a local drummer whom he accused of collecting money under false pretences. The court found the drummer guilty, confiscated his drum, and gave it…
Witch Trial at Mount Holly
Type: Media Hoax. Summary: In 1730 an American newspaper printed a detailed account of a fictitious witch trial. On October 22, 1730 an article appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette describing a witch trial that had recently been held in Mount Holly near Burlington, New Jersey. (To read the full text…
Witch Trial at Mount Holly - Text
Type: Media Hoax. Summary: The complete text of a 1730 newspaper article describing a witch trial that supposedly occurred in New Jersey. What follows is the complete text of the “Witch Trial at Mount Holly” hoax, believed to have been written by Benjamin Franklin. It was published in the Pennsylvania…