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A poster claims that Karl Marx (the father of Communism) said, "Accuse your enemy of what you are doing as you are doing it to create confusion." The top of the poster says "Democrats in a nutshell."

Karl Marx Said, 'Accuse Your Enemy of What You Are Doing'?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Sept. 29, 2024 Internet users have also attributed the quote to Saul Alinsky and Joseph Goebbels.
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Real Photos Show Giant Swords Found in Turkey?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 26, 2024 "Archaeologists in Turkey unearth massive 3,000-year-old swords from an ancient civilization," s ...
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A third-class menu from the Titanic claims that options for Breakfast were oatmeal, porridge & milk, smoked herrings, jacket potatoes, ham & eggs, fresh bread & butter, marmalade, swedish bread, tea and coffee. The dinner menu is claimed to serve rice, soup, fresh bread, cabin biscuits, roast beef, brown gravy, sweet corn, boiled potatoes, plum pudding, sweet sauce and fruit. Tea, cold meat, cheese, pickles, fresh bread & butter and stewed figs are also on the menu. For supper, gruel and cabin biscuits and cheese are listed. At the bottom, a note says, "Any complaint respecting the Food supplied, want of attention or incivility, should at once be reported to the Purser or Chief Steward. For purposes of identification, each Steward wears a numbered badge on the arm."

Pics Show Genuine 1st- and 3rd-Class Menus on Titanic?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 24, 2024 One set of menus posted on X was dated April 14, 1912, the night the ship struck an iceberg.
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Only Civilian Plane Allowed to Fly on 9/11 Delivered Snake Bite Antivenom?

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Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 22, 2024 A man in Florida was said to have been bitten by the lethally venomous taipan snake.
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Minnesota Repeatedly Refuses to Return Captured Confederate Battle Flag to Virginia?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Sept. 21, 2024 One Reddit user quipped: "Well, what are the rules for capture the flag?"
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Real Pic of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Sept. 21, 2024 The photo shows the pair wearing green outfits and smiling.
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Did Jefferson Say Government Big Enough To Give 'Everything You Want' Can Take It All Away?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Sept. 15, 2024 The alleged quote could be found on a bumper sticker sold on Amazon, a 4-foot banner sold on Caf ...
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Real Photo of Beach Next to Twin Towers in Manhattan in 1977?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 11, 2024 New York City has changed drastically over the decades.
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Nikola Tesla Predicted Cellphones in 1926?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Sept. 9, 2024 "The whole earth will be converted into a huge brain," the iconoclastic thinker supposedly said ...
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Food Expiration Dates Exist Thanks to Al Capone?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 8, 2024 Some social media users claimed the mobster lobbied for the cause after his niece became ill aft ...
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An image shows a Black man next to a quote that says, "But the state of Israel was not created for the salvation of the Jews; it was created for the salvation of the Western interests. This is what is becoming clear (I must say that it was always clear to me). The Palestinians have been paying for the British colonial policy of "divide and rule" and for Europe's guilty Christian conscience for more than thirty years." The quote is attributed to James Baldwin.

James Baldwin Said Israel Was Created for Salvation of Western Interests, Not Salvation of Jews?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Sept. 8, 2024 Some social media users questioned whether the American writer and civil rights activist made su ...
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George Washington Said, 'If Freedom of Speech Is Taken Away, Then Dumb and Silent We May Be Led'?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Sept. 4, 2024 “My spidy sense tells me that George never said that,” one Reddit user commented.
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Children's Game 'Tag' Stands for 'Touch and Go'?

Written by:
David Emery
Sept. 3, 2024 Tag is one of the oldest, most commonly played children's games in existence.
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Coffee Was Discovered Thanks to Dancing Goats?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Sept. 1, 2024 The earliest known version of the claim was published in 1671.
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James Baldwin Once Said, 'Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced'?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Sept. 1, 2024 The quote was shared in numerous posts celebrating the 100th anniversary of Baldwin's birth in A ...
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Medieval Peasants Only Worked 150 Days Due to 'Frequent, Mandatory' Holidays?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Aug. 31, 2024 Some popular social media posts have called the claim nonsense.
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Picture Shows Jet Safely Landed After Roof Ripped Off Mid-Flight?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 30, 2024 One flight attendant was killed and more than 60 people suffered injuries from the incident.
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Medieval Peasants Worked Only 150 Days a Year Due to Religious Holidays?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Aug. 26, 2024 According to a popular meme, the church scheduled "frequent, mandatory holidays" to keep peasant ...
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Real Photo Shows Statue of Liberty's Torch Being Made in 19th Century?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 25, 2024 The torch is a "symbol of enlightenment, lighting the way to freedom and showing us the path to ...
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Jefferson Said, 'When the People Fear the Government There Is Tyranny...'?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 25, 2024 Fake quotes attributed to U.S. Founding Fathers are a dime a dozen.
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