Is this true, though? I don't think there was ever "I saw Joe Bystander selling a loaf of bread to Goody Proctor!" in historical witch hunts, whether the Salem

Is this true, though? I don't think there was ever "I saw Joe Bystander selling a loaf of bread to Goody Proctor!" in historical witch hunts, whether the Salem one or the McCarthy. I mean, sure, it might be a sign of poor judgment, but why is it a "characteristic sign of a witch hunt"?