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Jefferson and Reagan Were Alive During Harriet Tubman’s Life

A TikTok video asked viewers to "stop saying everything was 400 years ago."

Donald Trump Says Harriet Tubman Face Belongs on Foodstamps

A fake news article reported that Donald Trump said abolitionist Harriet Tubman's likeness belongs on...

Young Harriet Tubman Photograph

A viral image is not a photograph of African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman as a young...

North Carolina No Longer Accepts $20 Bills

An article reported that the $20 was no longer considered legal tender in North Carolina,...

KKK Members Commit Mass Suicide Over New Currency

A story that Klan members committed suicide after announcements that Harriet Tubman's image would be...

Man Commits Suicide Over Harriet Tubman Replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill

A fake news item reported that a man killed himself over the Treasury's decision to...

Did Harriet Tubman Say ‘I Freed a Thousand Slaves’?

There's no evidence a famous quote often attributed to the African-American abolitionist was actually spoken...

Harriet Tubman Is the New Face of the $20 Bill

The U.S. Treasury Department was initially going to knock Alexander Hamilton off the $10, but...