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Senate Backs Major Public Lands, Conservation Bill

• 12 February 2019

The hodgepodge bill offered something for nearly everyone, with projects stretching across the country.

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Senate Backs Major Public Lands, Conservation Bill

Is This a Photograph of Susan B. Anthony Being Beaten on the Street?

• 21 October 2018

A "get out the vote" meme highlights a photograph that was crucial to garnering public...

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Is This a Photograph of Susan B. Anthony Being Beaten on the Street?

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...

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Did Paul Krugman Say the Internet’s Effect on the World Economy Would Be ‘No Greater Than the Fax Machine’s’?

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...

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Did Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?

Is ‘Bluetooth’ Technology Named After a Viking King?

• 19 January 2018

The name of the wireless technology standard apparently originated during a Toronto pub crawl one...

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Is ‘Bluetooth’ Technology Named After a Viking King?

Was the Revolving Door Invented by a Man Who Disliked Holding Open Doors for Women?

• 23 October 2018

The claim that Theophilus Van Kannel was motivated by a hatred for chivalry stems from...

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Was the Revolving Door Invented by a Man Who Disliked Holding Open Doors for Women?

Did Edith Piaf Make Fake Passports to Help Prisoners Escape from Nazi Camps?

• 19 October 2017

An elusive old story about the iconic singer has received a new lease on life...

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Did Edith Piaf Make Fake Passports to Help Prisoners Escape from Nazi Camps?

Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality?

• 16 August 2017

An authentic quote from Lincoln has attracted renewed attention, along with some commentary that oversimplifies...

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Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality?

Did Tiffany Chokers Originate as Slave Collars?

• 27 September 2016

Tiffany & Co. never made or sold slave collars, and a viral image of a...

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Did Tiffany Chokers Originate as Slave Collars?

The Origins of Policing in the United States

• 26 September 2016

Memes claim that modern law enforcement evolved out of slave patrols.

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The Origins of Policing in the United States

Is This a Photograph of a Playground from 1900?

• 12 September 2016

A grainy historical image shows children climbing on and playing on a frighteningly dangerous (by...

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Is This a Photograph of a Playground from 1900?

Is This a Real Albert Einstein Rejection Letter?

• 20 May 2016

Even the best of us see our efforts rejected for not being good enough sometimes,...

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Is This a Real Albert Einstein Rejection Letter?