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.
History Archive
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.
Did Abraham Lincoln Order the Execution of 38 Dakota Fighters?
14 March 2018 - After a violent Native American uprising in 1862, President Lincoln signed off on 39 executions but also prevented the deaths of 264 other Dakota combatants.
Have Amelia Earhart’s Remains Been Located?
24 March 2018 - Despite a flurry of reporting to the contrary, the mystery of Earhart’s final resting place has not been — and may never be — solved.
Stephen Hawking at a Vietnam War Protest?
14 March 2018 - An image misidentifying a man at a Vietnam War protest as Stephen Hawking went viral after the theoretical physicist's death in March 2018.
Did the Kray Twins Use an Elephant to Rob a London Tram?
7 March 2018 - An image of an elephant standing near a tram in London is frequently shared with a fictional backstory about English twin gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
Was a Violently Racist Carnival Game Once Popular in America?
26 February 2018 - In the not-so-distant past, white carnival goers threw eggs or balls at African Americans in a game popularly known as "Hit the Nigger Baby."
Were Alligators Ever Kept as White House Pets?
19 February 2018 - According to popular lore, an assortment of United States presidents from John Quincy Adams to Herbert Hoover shared space in the West Wing with giant reptiles.
Was ‘America First’ a Slogan of the Ku Klux Klan?
9 February 2018 - The white supremacist group made frequent use of the slogan more recently embraced by President Donald Trump, though they did not, as some claim, invent it.
Did the Black Panthers Create the WIC Food Program?
6 February 2018 - An Internet meme credits the Black Panther Party with inventing Women, Infants, and Children, a federal program that provides food assistance to impoverished mothers and children.
