• Chriswild@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Yeah just like how Paul Revere made up the story about the Boston massacre to sell papers.

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      9 months ago

      The Boston Massacre was a real event. British soldiers fired into a crowd of hundreds, killing several. Maybe Paul Revere embellished it, but it’s not made-up.