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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows/Chapter 12
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Response to claims made in "Chapter 12: I Have Slain My Children"
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Response to claims made in Blood of the Prophets, "Chapter 12: I Have Slain My Children"
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Response to claim: 220 - The author claims to have found another source by John D. Lee
The author(s) of Blood of the Prophets make(s) the following claim:
The author claims to have found another source by John D. Lee, upon which he relies.Author's sources:
- "Discursive remarks," anonymous manuscript in Utah State Historical Society archives. [ATTENTION!]
FAIR's Response
Fact checking results: This claim contains propaganda - The author, or the author's source, is providing information or ideas in a slanted way in order to instill a particular attitude or response in the reader
"Anonymous sources are usually worthless....Blood of the Prophets...spends several pages with the "Discursive Remarks,"...[and] attributes the work to John D. Lee, as if another Lee account can be trusted." [1]
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