00:00 The Satanic Panic of the 1980s was a widespread belief in the existence of murderous, child molesting, satanic cults operating in the United States, despite it being almost entirely made up.

05:36 The Satanic Panic of the 1980s was a moral panic that spread beyond religious circles and was fueled by a long history of dividing people into "us" and "them," resulting in innocent people being persecuted based on fabricated beliefs in Satanic cults.

11:13 The Satanic Panic of the 1980s was fueled by a combination of gullible people who believed in the myth of Satanic cults and the influence of entertainment industry, including books and movies, that established the idea of Satanic rituals and cults as a reality.

16:33 The child protection movement of the 1970s and 1980s was fueled by a growing awareness of child abuse, mandatory reporting laws, and the increasing number of women going back to work and leaving their children in daycare.

21:38 During the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, daycare centers and people who cared for children were accused of outrageous crimes, such as drowning and dismembering babies, killing animals in front of children, and sexually abusing children in Mexico, leading to innocent people being falsely accused and imprisoned.

27:08 During the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, a three-year-old girl's accusation of being spanked by Dan Keller led to her therapist coaxing out bizarre allegations of abuse, which formed the foundation of the case and were part of the recovered memory therapy movement.

32:28 Recovered memory therapy, which suggests that people unconsciously repress memories of abuse, has little to no scientific evidence and has been banned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Britain, although the British Psychological Society allows its use with caution and the American Psychological Association acknowledges that current knowledge does not allow for definite conclusions without corroborating evidence.

37:31 During the 1980s and early 90s, there was a moral panic surrounding Satanic cults, fueled by sensationalist talk shows like Geraldo's two-hour primetime special "Exposing Satan's Underground" and a children's picture book called "Don't Make Me Go Back, Mommy" about satanic ritual abuse, which led to widespread fear and belief in these phenomena despite the lack of scientific evidence.

42:38 During the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, many hucksters and fraudsters made a lot of money as satanic experts, lying and scaring people to death, leading to widespread belief in satanic ritual abuse, with 70% of Americans believing in it and 26% of prosecutors handling at least one case involving it, until the release of HBO documentaries and the exoneration of the West Memphis Three and Margaret Kelly Michaels shed light on the coercive questioning and lack of evidence in these cases.

47:53 The satanic ritual abuse scare of the 1980s was fueled by coercive questioning of suggestible children, leading to false allegations of extreme abuse, until a 1994 study found no evidence of any satanic cults operating in the US and proved that children of daycare age were not capable of forming the accusations that people had been convicted of.

53:14 The satanic panic of the 1980s was fueled by subversion ideology, rumor panic, and urban legends, leading to false accusations and ruined lives, but it's important to remember that moral panics are not just a thing of the past.

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