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[โ€“] Chriswild@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] absentbird@lemm.ee 11 points 8 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.