Documentary Evidence Archives

Is the ‘Rules for Teachers – 1872’ List Real?

The 'Rules for Teachers - 1872' list prompts us to marvel at the grimness of...

Is This List of ‘Communist Rules for Revolution’ Real?

A list of 'Communist Rules for Revolution' was supposedly discovered by Allied forces in Germany...

Watch the Borders!

Heard the legend about a misunderstood J. Edgar Hoover directive?

Is the 1875 Horseless Carriage Committee Report Real?

One common form of satire is to lampoon a particular position on a modern political...

Did George Carlin Pen ‘The Paradox of Our Time’?

A widely circulated essay has been attributed to Carlin, the Dalai Lama, an unnamed Columbine...

1943 Guide to Hiring Women

Is a '1943 Guide to Hiring Women' from a transportation magazine real?

Tips for Stagecoach Travelers

Is an 1877 list of tips for stagecoach travelers genuine?

1940 School Discipline Problems

A widely-cited study about school's discipline problems in the 1940s is phony.

The Oberweiss Will

Did a Texas farmer named Herman Oberweiss file an unusual, self-penned will in 1934?

Bill of No Rights

Did a Georgia state representative write the salty Bill of No Rights?

Earth in the Balance

Does Al Gore's book 'Earth in the Balance' say that to believe in Biblical prophecy...

Desiderata Authorship

Was the poem 'Desiderata' really discovered in a Baltimore church in 1692?