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Tom Scott corrects his myth about 18th-century fire brigades

Tom Scott · Commentary · 7 min · 2022 · YouTube title: I was wrong (and so was everyone)
Why it's here

HN mentions it as an example of a prominent creator publicly correcting a popular myth, and of the fire brigade myth itself.

What it covers

Tom Scott's correction video on his earlier claim that 18th-century insurance firefighters let uninsured buildings burn. After a historian looked into it, he concludes the story was wrong and explains how the error happened.