Great Example of Comprehension & Logic

Question: What is a  figurative "witch hunt"?   In what way was the "red scare of the 1950s very much like a "witch hunt"?

A "witch hunt" is a search for witches with no real proof, but a figurative "witch hunt" isn't a search for witches but can be compared to a witch hunt, making false claims to accuse people but what they're accused of doesn't exist or really isn't happening.

The "Red Scare" is very much  like a "witch hunt" because they were accusing people of communism but had no real proof.