Salem witch trials help explain why Faithfuls fail to spot real Traitors, says David Olusoga
Historical events like Spanish Inquisition show the ‘velocity’ at which rumours move to conviction, says Celebrity Traitors contestant History might explain why Faithfuls find it so difficult to root out Traitors in the hit BBC show, suggests one member of the Celebrity Traitors cohort, who were record-breakingly bad at the game. The roundtable – where contestants discuss who should be cast out – was somewhat “frightening” because of the “velocity in which something goes from a suspicion to beli
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Les procès des sorcières de Salem expliquent pourquoi les Fidèles échouent à démasquer les Traîtres, selon David Olusoga
L’historien David Olusoga compare la dynamique de l’émission « The Traitors » aux procès des sorcières de Salem, à l’Inquisition espagnole et à la Russie stalinienne, expliquant po...