History Archives

Is the Facebook Post About Alan Turing’s Life and the Apple Logo Truthful? A viral Facebook post purported to provide information about the life of Turing, including details...

Mostly True

Did Louis Armstrong Perform for his Wife at Pyramids and Sphinx in Egypt? Armstrong performed across Africa, including a tour in Egypt, where he went to the Sphinx...

True

Yes, This Is Ronald Reagan with a Half-Shaved Head In 1989, the former president had surgery on his skull.

True

Did Constitution Author Gouverneur Morris Die From a Whalebone Catheter? Did a remarkable, often-overlooked Founder suffer a bizarre and horrible cause of death?

Unproven

Were Tampons Once Sold Soaked in Opium? Internet users enjoyed photos of an early-20th century box of tampons. But what does the...

Mostly True

Did Stephen Hawking’s Life Have an Eerie Symmetry With Galileo and Einstein? March 14 and Jan. 8 are significant dates in the history of physics and astronomy.

True

Is This a Photo of the Mangbetu Tribe That Practiced Head Elongation? Understanding the history of a centuries-old tradition is key.

True

Did Marie Antoinette Say, ‘I Wasn’t Raised, I Was Built’? Her supposed callous remark to the starving masses about eating cake wasn't the only controversial...

Unproven

Yes, This Photograph Shows Bill Clinton Meeting JFK Clinton said the meeting inspired him to pursue a life of public service.

True

Was Annie Edson Taylor the 1st Person To Run Niagara Falls in a Barrel? A tethered harness reportedly kept the 63-year-old schoolteacher secure.

True

According to a meme Adolf Hitler said the words we tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity and also said our movement is Christian all on October 27 1928 in Passau Germany.

Did Adolf Hitler Say ‘Our Movement Is Christian’? The quote in a viral meme with the Nazi leader's picture read: "We tolerate no...

Correct Attribution

Have Two McDonald’s-Containing Countries Ever Been at War with Each Other? Whether an economic theory involving McDonald's franchises and war literally holds true largely depends on...

False