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Is Gladys Baker Morris the Daughter of JFK and Marilyn Monroe?

18 October 2018

An article about a secret child supposedly born to JFK and Marilyn Monroe resurfaced online...

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Marilyn Monroe in a black-and-white still from "The Prince and the Showgirl"

Marilyn Monroe Dresses, Personal Photos Going up for Auction

9 August 2018

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe changed her name after coming to Hollywood. She used her...

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Hugh Hefner, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson at the Los Angeles premiere of 'House Bunny' held at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood on August 20, 2008

Did Hugh Hefner Pay to be Interred Next to Marilyn Monroe?

10 October 2017

The magazine mogul paid $75,000 to be laid to rest beside the actress, who was...

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Is This Marilyn Monroe Posing With a Cat?

8 June 2017

A doctored image appears to show Monroe holding a cat to her face.

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Did Doctors Discover a Live Cockroach in a Patient’s Chest in Zimbabwe? A chest X-ray purportedly showing a cockroach is actually a doctored version of Marilyn Monroe's.

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Doctored image of a young Marilyn Monroe leaning against a tree next to a young Elizabeth Taylor.

Did Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor Pose Together?

18 April 2017

Two long-buried photographs were doctored to show the two icons leaning against a tree together.

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Joe DiMaggio at the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Say It Ain’t So, Joe (DiMaggio)

16 July 2016

Another example of why museum docents and tour guides aren't necessarily sources of accurate information.

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James and Marilyn

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Was This Time Magazine’s Definition of a Perfect Body in 1955?

6 March 2015

A 1955 photograph from Time magazine purportedly depicts what was considered that era's 'perfect body.'

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Marilyn Monroe Funeral Photograph

29 May 2015

An image showing a deceased Marilyn Monroe in her funeral casket is an artistic recreation,...

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Retired CIA Agent Confesses on Deathbed: ‘I Killed Marilyn Monroe’

16 April 2015

Fake news report holds that a retired CIA agent admitted in a deathbed confession that...

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