Did FDR’s Vice-President Write an Op-Ed About ‘American Fascism’?
28 November 2018 - Henry A. Wallace's 1944 piece included a warning regarding the alliance of racists and "deliberate poisoners of public information."
History Archive
Did Robert Smalls Steal a Confederate Ship to Rescue Himself and Others from Slavery?
21 August 2018 - A meme accurately recounts the life of a man born into slavery who stole a Confederate ship to rescue fellow slaves, became a war hero, and got elected to the U.S. Congress.
Did Paul Krugman Say the Internet’s Effect on the World Economy Would Be ‘No Greater Than the Fax Machine’s’?
7 June 2018 - In a 1998 article about the pitfalls of making predictions about technological progress, the Nobel Prize-winning economist questioned the future role of the Internet.
Did Christopher Columbus Seize, Sell, and Export Sex Slaves?
25 May 2018 - A Facebook meme accurately describes some of Columbus's most brutal practices in the Caribbean.
Was a German Football Club Banned After Failing to Give a Nazi Salute?
25 May 2018 - News reports of a German football club's getting banned in 1934 after failing to give the Nazi salute are real, but the team's actions were not in protest of the Third Reich.
Did the Ku Klux Klan March at the 1924 Democratic National Convention?
15 May 2018 - An Internet meme holds that the KKK touted its political power by marching en masse outside the convention, which allegedly became known thereafter as the "Klanbake."
Is Abraham Lincoln in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?
3 May 2018 - A popular meme contains a mixture of myth, rumor, and facts (as well as a ridiculous digitally edited image) about the legendary United States president.
Did the Census Bureau Play a Role in the Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II?
13 April 2018 - Objections to questions about citizenship on 2020 census forms stem from fears that the data might be shared with other agencies, as reportedly took place in World War II.
Did a Woman Survive the Titanic, Hindenburg, Pearl Harbor, and 9/11?
12 April 2018 - The life story of Anna Mae Dickinson, dubbed the "luckiest woman alive," is amazing — and fictional.
Did Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?
19 June 2018 - A pro-gun rights meme gets some facts right, but it misrepresents the truth behind an old high school yearbook photograph.
Was the NRA Founded to Protect Black People from the Ku Klux Klan?
29 March 2018 - Revisionist accounts of the origin of the National Rifle Association say it was formed to help freed slaves defend themselves against racist attacks after the Civil War.
Did President Nixon Hide Proof of Alien Life in a Time Capsule?
23 March 2018 - A shadowy Watergate-era figure who claims he had personal access to Richard Nixon says the president showed him a letter confirming the existence of extraterrestrials.
