History Archives

Wall of photographs from Holocaust Museum

Is There a Holocaust Teaching Ban in the UK? For years, the false rumor that UK schools supposedly removed the subject of the Holocaust...

False

Were the Blue People of Kentucky Real? A rare genetic condition led to the unusual-looking skin tone.

True

The Hollywood sign originally said Hollywoodland

Did the Hollywood Sign Once Say ‘Hollywoodland’? "Hooray for Hollywoodland" just doesn't have the same ring.

True

Was Crayola’s Top Crayon Maker Colorblind? Emerson Moser reportedly made a billion crayons over his career, which concluded in 1990.

Mostly True

This picture showed a photo of a woman cutting her birthday cake in Iran 1973 5 years before the Islamic Revolution, according to Reddit and Twitter.

Does Pic Show Woman Cutting Birthday Cake in Iran in 1973? A popular tweet from June 2022 captioned the picture with, "Woman cutting her birthday cake...

Mostly True

Did Rosa Parks Say Clarence Thomas Would Be 'U-Turn' on Road to Racial Progress?

Did Rosa Parks Say Thomas’ Confirmation Would Be ‘U-Turn’ on Road to Racial Progress? The civil rights activist expressed her disapproval of the judge decades before the overturning of...

Correct Attribution

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