Claim: The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday originated in 1637, in an event announced by the governor of Massachusetts to celebrate the massacre of several hundred Native people from the Pequot tribe.
Fact-check: Was Thanksgiving Originally a Celebration of the Massacre of a Native American Tribe?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2021-10-09T08:00:00