In the 16th century, most European countries were busy burning heretics to what they had decreed to be the true religion. There were two exceptions, Portugal and Spain, that were busy discovering new continents.
I doubt most countries had much time left to burn witches.
The correct answer is claim. Unlike statement, claim can not be proved and it is not based on factual data.
The similarities between them were that the Red Scare and the Cold War were both due to the fear of the spread of communism, and communist spies.
