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How 300 Children Lost Their Fathers to Lynching on a Single Day Because of a Conspiracy Theory

Posted on the 04 December 2020 by Alanbean @FOJ_TX
How 300 children lost their fathers to lynching on a single day because of a conspiracy theoryThe Great Hanging in Gainesville, Texas

Sidney Powell, one of the attorneys making allegations of massive voter fraud, is convinced that “communist money” and a sinister computer algorithm have combined to steal the 2020 presidential election. Powell’s legal claims may be failing miserably in the courts, but they are welcomed as gospel in the QAnon community.

According to a recent poll, only 3% of Trump voters believe Joe Biden won the election. That is stunning!

There is nothing new about conspiracy theories. Recently, while doing some research on the history of lynching, I learned that Anthony Bewley, a Methodist minister, was lynched in Fort Worth, Texas, back in 1860. Bewley was the victim of a bizarre conspiracy theory. You can find the rest of the story here.


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