Response to Under the Banner of Heaven, Chapter 18

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Response to Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Response to Under the Banner of Heaven, Chapter 18

Response to claim: 221 - The author claims that William Aden was killed on 10 September 1857 in relation to the Mountain Meadows Massacre

The author(s) of Under the Banner of Heaven make(s) the following claim:

William Aden was killed on 10 September 1857.

FAIR's Response

Fact checking results: This claim is false

Aden was killed 2-3 days before the massacre. [1]


Response to claim: 221n - The author claims that Brigham Young's letter instructing the Latter-day Saints to leave the immigrants alone didn't appear until decades later and that there is question about its provenance and authenticity

The author(s) of Under the Banner of Heaven make(s) the following claim:

Brigham Young's letter instructing the Latter-day Saints to leave the immigrants alone didn't appear until decades later; there is question about its provenance and authenticity.

FAIR's Response

Fact checking results: This claim is false


Notes

  1. Craig L. Foster, "Doing Violence to Journalistic Integrity (Review of: "Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of a Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer)," FARMS Review 16/1 (2004): 149–174. off-site