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Why Do the Bidens Look Giant in Photo With Carters?
Written by:
Dan Evon
May 4, 2021
This photograph spurred jokes about dollhouses and ventriloquists.
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Does This Image Show the World's First Camera?
Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Nov 12, 2023
We found the claim on several different social media platforms, including Facebook, X (previousl ...
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Real Vintage 'Baby Cages' to Give Toddlers Fresh Air?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov 7, 2023
Said to have been invented in 1922, the contraption housed babies several stories high in an enc ...
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Photo Shows Seller of 19th-Century ‘Intimate Wigs’?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov 6, 2023
Also known as merkins, intimate wigs were once used by sex workers looking for a fuller “head” o ...
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Pic Shows US Navy’s Accidental Commission of Aircraft Carrier in Millimeters, Instead of Feet?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov 2, 2023
Such a calamity would have been a major waste of taxpayer money.
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Is This a Real Photo of an American Family Displaying Their Guns?
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct 30, 2023
Unsurprisingly, the photograph sparked controversy when it was shared on social media.
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Is This a Real Vintage Device for Smoking a Whole Pack of Cigs at Once?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct 25, 2023
Model Frances Richards was photographed in 1955 supposedly inhaling 20 cigarettes at once throug ...
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Photo Shows Software Engineer Margaret Hamilton with Moon-Landing Code She Wrote?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct 24, 2023
The code was purportedly hand-written by the pioneering computer scientist.
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Pics Show 152 Black Cats in Line for Movie Role Audition?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct 23, 2023
More than 150 felines – and their owners – were said to have been vying for their chance at star ...
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Is This What a Human Eye Really Looks Like Close Up?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct 20, 2023
“First thing I thought of was the Westworld intro,” wrote one social media user.
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Remarkable Pic Shows 7,000-Year-Old Preserved Human Corpse?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 15, 2023
A social media post claimed that the corpse's skin, hair and clothing were still intact.
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Is This ‘Crab-Like’ Human Skeleton for Real?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 14, 2023
As the rumors go, the skeleton was recovered from the “Le Lanchon experiments” on human evolution.
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Vintage Pic Shows Bizarre 'Blizzard Cones' To Protect Faces from Snow?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 3, 2023
After its invention in 1907, the new synthetic material called "plastic" took the world by storm.
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Pics Show 'Blue Lava' Erupting From a Volcano in Ethiopia?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug 27, 2023
The bright blue coloration was caused by volcanic activity — but it wasn't molten rock.
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Pics Show a Vagina Under a Microscope?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug 16, 2023
Corners of the internet have circulated images like this — a purported zoomed-in look at a vagin ...
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Did Kodak Hide Invention of the Digital Camera in the '70s to Avoid Loss of Film Sales?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jul 30, 2023
As the legend goes, a young engineer at Kodak invented the world's first digital camera in the 1 ...
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Miscaptioned Image Claims To Show Melted Traffic Light in Locations Around World
Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Jul 24, 2023
The places where the photo was supposedly taken included Arizona, Texas, California, Florida, Pu ...
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Was 'Batman' Inspired by Vintage Pic of a Bearded, Masked Man Named Bill Smith?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 29, 2023
A mysterious, vintage-looking photograph circulating online has been claimed to be the inspirati ...
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Examples of a Deceptive Photography Trick: Forced Perspective
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 22, 2023
A technique known as "forced perspective" is behind images of giant frogs, massive rats, and eno ...
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Does This Photograph Show Che Guevara Executing Two Women?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug 1, 2018
Claims that a photograph shows Che Guevara executing two women appear to be based solely on the ...
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