A Meme About Mount Rushmore's Racist Past Went Viral. Here's What We Know.

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Nur Ibrahim

Jul 29, 2020 The meme, which even claimed KKK ties to the beloved monument, took off amid anti-racism protest ...

Are There No Democrats on Mount Rushmore?

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David Emery

May 22, 2023 The monumental sculpture depicting four U.S. presidents was completed in 1941.

Was This the Original Mount Rushmore Design Before Funding Ran Out?

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Madison Dapcevich

Jan 16, 2022 Initial designs showed the four presidents in their suits.

Has Trump Suggested He Wants His Image on Mount Rushmore?

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Bethania Palma

Aug 10, 2020 Apparently the U.S. president has discussed the subject in both seriousness and in jest.

Was Mount Rushmore Defaced with Political Graffiti?

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Dan Evon

Aug 16, 2018 A meme showing political graffiti scrawled on Mount Rushmore originated with a Facebook trolling ...

Do Democrats Want to Add Martin Luther King to Mount Rushmore?

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David Mikkelson

Jan 15, 2018 The non-thinking person's way to generate faux political outrage is to suggest any addition to A ...

President Obama 'Demands' Monument to Himself

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Arturo Garcia

Oct 18, 2016 A conservative site falsely claimed President Obama demanded a monument to himself because "ther ...

Plan Launches to Make Obama Addition to Mount Rushmore

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Kim LaCapria

Apr 21, 2016 After Harriet Tubman's addition to the $20 bill was announced, a spurious old rumor recirculated ...