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On the contrary, he said, “myths and stories are collective sense-making. It’s how we understand the world and helps us to do the things that make life worthwhile, feeling wonder, mystery, pain, excitement, and sharing that with others.”

The justice secretary Angela Constance previously said there was a "compelling body of evidence" that jurors were being influenced in their verdicts by these myths.

They dissect the truths and myths surrounding Black male voters and the upcoming election.

Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, racial scientists labored to transform the myths of the age of slavery and the more modern racist fictions of the Ku Klux Klan into scientifically verified facts.

"There's definitely a resurgence among young people having an interest in folklore," says BAFTA-winning actor and writer Charlie Cooper, who is the host of a new BBC series exploring myths across the UK.