moral panic

Alarmism – Excessive or exaggerated alarm about a real or imagined threat

antisemitic canard – Hoaxes or other false stories about Jews and Judaism

blood libel – False claim that Jews killed Christians to use blood in ceremonies

List of common misconceptions

conspiracy theory – Attributing events to secret plots instead of more probable explanation

List of conspiracy theories

deviance (sociology) – Action or behavior that violates social norms

false accusation – Claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue

Fear mongering – Deliberate use of fear-based tactics

labeling theory – Labeling people changes their behavior

Major Boobage, a fictional depiction of one

mass hysteria – Spread of illness without organic cause

List of mass hysteria cases

persecutory delusion – Delusion involving perception of persecution

recovered-memory therapy – Scientifically discredited form of psychotherapy

Satanic ritual abuse – Widespread moral panic alleging abuse

social panic – Extreme community reaction

Social stigma – Type of discrimination or disapproval

Witch-hunt – Search for witchcraft or subversive activity

Witch trials in the early modern period – Prosecutions for witchcraft in Europe

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