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  • SciShow No, Fungus Didn't Cause the Salem Witch Trials
  • TV Episode | 17 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

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No, Fungus Didn't Cause the Salem Witch Trials
TV Episode | 17 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

In 1976 Linnda R. Caporael proposed the theory that ergot poisoning from eating rye bread may have caused the fits that lead the Putnam girls to level accusations of witchcraft.
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Director
Hiroka Matsushima (director)
Writer
Tori Espensen (writer)
Producers
Savannah Geary (producer) | Hiroka Matsushima (producer) | Jess Stempert (producer)
Cinematographer
Madison Lynn (videographer)
Editor
Seth Gliksman (video editor)
Status
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Updated Jan 13, 2026

Release date
Jan 13, 2026 (United States)
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Niba Audrey Nirmal
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