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Response to claims made in "Chapter 15: Lonely Dell"



A FAIR Analysis of: Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows, a work by author: Will Bagley

Response to claims made in Blood of the Prophets, "Chapter 15: Lonely Dell"


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Response to claim: 269, 274 - The author states that the Wandell source is "flawed and sometimes suspect" after he uses is uncritically

The author(s) of Blood of the Prophets make(s) the following claim:

Wandell source is "flawed and sometimes suspect." Wandell letters are "a mix of fact, folklore, and propaganda."

FAIR's Response

Fact checking results: The author has stated erroneous information or misinterpreted their sources

The author now tells us how flawed this source is, but has used him uncritically on p. 98, 101, 114.  (needs URL / links)

Charles W. Wandell/"Argus" source


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