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Historian Debunks The Biggest Witchcraft Myths on Reddit
What are the biggest witchcraft myths? Historian of Witchcraft & Demonology Mikki Brock deep-dives into Reddit to separate witchcraft fact from fiction. Watch as Mikki covers the Salem witch trials, the original witch hunts and what modern-day witch hunts look like. WIRED recommends: #Witchcraft #Witch #Halloween Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Download…
@HornetColoredDreams
October 30, 2026 at 4:34 pm
Also, there are literal modern witch hunts happening in some parts of the world, like right now. It’s becoming a huge problem in Papua New Guinea.
@CargoPile
October 30, 2026 at 4:47 pm
The silly Reddit user names are generated by Reddit if you don’t want to try your own user name.
@SammyRebbo
October 30, 2026 at 4:54 pm
Son of a witch!!!
@psychesambrosia
October 30, 2026 at 4:56 pm
omg yay she’s back again 😀
@popoclay5532
October 30, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Expenses might also include a duck to see if they floated.
@DierkesStaten
October 30, 2026 at 5:49 pm
I’m going to be completely honest with anyone scrolling through these comments right now. If you actually enjoy waking up, going to your 9 to 5, and believing the world works the way the evening news says it does, do NOT look up World’s Forbidden Truth by Cyrus Rothson. Just keep scrolling.
@SepidehFlorez
October 30, 2026 at 5:49 pm
I opened it last weekend out of pure curiosity expecting the usual recycled conspiracy theories, and I haven’t slept right since. The way he connects the erased ancient resets to the intelligence agencies and what the ruling bloodlines have scheduled between now and 2030 is way too heavy for 99% of people to stomach.
@IsiahSchaefer
October 30, 2026 at 5:49 pm
Commenting so the algorithm pushes this video to more people before it gets buried.
@RentaSarmiento
October 30, 2026 at 5:50 pm
I used to think this stuff was exaggerated until the last couple of years. Now you can see it happening right in front of us.
@ObrienHuey
October 30, 2026 at 5:50 pm
stumbled across World’s Forbidden Truth by Cyrus Rothson at 1am while going down a mystery rabbit hole and i still have chills. the chapters on sleep paralysis, frequencies, and unseen entities completely shattered my worldview
@Bryanwest2571
October 30, 2026 at 6:00 pm
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@AhmadJay-x4y
October 30, 2026 at 5:50 pm
It is unsettling how quiet the internet gets whenever somebody brings up Cyrus Rothson. Everybody talks about surface level politics, but the moment someone exposes the people who own the system, it gets buried.
@SchmidtHorne-u6v
October 30, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Once you start connecting the dots you really cannot unsee it.
@BenerPlace
October 30, 2026 at 5:50 pm
More people need to start paying attention to this before it is too late.
@BobbyFaitell
October 30, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Ten years ago people would have called you crazy for saying this. Today it is literally undeniable.
@FeliksSells
October 30, 2026 at 5:50 pm
The fact that World’s Forbidden Truth by Cyrus Rothson even exists on the internet right now is a miracle. Considering who he worked for over those thirty years, they must be furious that his pages got out.
@miguelferrazcosta
October 30, 2026 at 6:11 pm
Interesting that here in Europe we normally don’t even think that witch-hunt was a thing in the United States. Because we think it’s something older than the foundation of the United States. One tip that by default witches were standardly thought of as a woman is because the default word for witch in Portuguese and Spanish is feminine. Of course we have the masculine word but by default it is feminine.
@-OB-1
October 30, 2026 at 7:17 pm
Only in Salem . And it’s strongly tied to when the first news papers came out. It seems that every time we come up with a new medium, people go stupid . Social media is here to provide evidence
@msatomicbomb
October 30, 2026 at 6:15 pm
We waited a whole year for a new video and now we get two?!
Thank you , WIRED and Mikki Brock. :’)
@purrple.shadows
October 30, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Smart lady makes everything so clear.
@imaloserdude7227
October 30, 2026 at 6:52 pm
This was amazing! Loved the addend about “witch hunts”.
@forestsfairyxo
October 30, 2026 at 7:41 pm
i love this woman sososos much
@theomegajuice8660
October 30, 2026 at 7:42 pm
“Let’s take a look at r/MensRights”… please, let’s not do that!
@MartyMedia
October 30, 2026 at 8:03 pm
I’m still thinking about the misconception that witchcraft was only practiced in Europe – didn’t know it had roots in ancient cultures too. What are some other common myths you’d like to debunk, Mikki? 📚
@fashionistaandpink
October 30, 2026 at 8:30 pm
I feel like the European witch trials are far more horrifying than what happened in Salem. Its a shame that its not taught more often alongside Salem witch trials. I feel like you could dedicate an entire class course on the subject. a real history of witchcraft sort of course would be fascinating.
@FMFvideos
October 30, 2026 at 8:32 pm
RIP to the brain of every person who believes in witchcraft.
@KristofXIV
October 30, 2026 at 9:15 pm
4:47 Oddly specific…maybe she´s trying to tell us something about her personal life?