These tiny candles in small boxes with pictures of pretty ladies on them, are regularly mentioned on social media with the claim that they are brothel timers.A prostitute would light one, the hanky panky would commence and the customer’s time would be up once the candle burned out, which generally was 7 minutes. But the … More NOT brothel candles
This photo has been going around the internet for years claiming to be a picture of World War Two WASP pilot Shirley Slade. It’s not. Shirley Slade was a pilot in the United States’ WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) program during the Second Wold War, she was trained to fly Bell P-39 Airacobras and Martin … More NOT 1940s WASP pilot Shirley Slade
This article isn’t about fake history but about trying to bring back an old tradition; grave goods. I’m fascinated by the things we find in historical burials, from little trinkets, to valuable ceremonial objects, from priceless jewellery to a child’s toy.I can’t get enough of hearing about these type’s of finds, they give us a … More Make Future Archaeologists Happy Day
Now and then I review a film or TV show, play a computer game or book I’ve read and share my opinions on social media.Of course from the perspective of a history addict obsessed with details and authenticity.On this page you’ll find some of those threads.If you see just a link, it will take you … More Reviews & recommended threads
Shortly after Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022, grainy old footage of two women throwing something at poor people went viral online.It was accompanied with the claim that this was the then young princess Elizabeth throwing food at poor hungry African children.The social media posts sharing the story were often accompanied with negative comments … More NOT Queen Elizabeth II throwing coins at the poor
This footage has gone viral online with the claim that it shows an 3 year old chimney sweep on the job: Millions of people saw the footage, shared it online an were upset by it, as they should be… if it was real… When I saw this I knew things were not as they seemed, … More NOT a 3 year old chimney sweep
The story goes that an Indian king or maharaja during his visit to London in the 1930s, was so angry about a snooty shop assistant at a Rolls Royce dealership who assumed this customer wasn’t rich enough to afford such a luxury car, that the maharaja bought ten of them on the spot, had them … More NOT a Rolls Royce used to clean streets in India
This photo has been going around the internet with the claim that it shows the real Pharaoh Ramses II’s mummified remains. It does not. When I first saw this picture shared I was not immediately suspicious, it looks like a mummy and it reminded me of photos I had seen of Ramesses II, so there … More NOT the real Pharaoh Ramesses II & Seti I
Finding and hunting Fake History can be quite tricky, but here are a few tips that can help you figure out if something shared online is true or not.This is a work in progress, I’ll add more, update it, change things, etc.In part based on suggestions and input from you. I will discuss the research … More How to hunt fake history.
This picture is being shared online with the claim that these shoes are spy shoes from the Second World war, they were made back to front to fool the enemy. That’s not true. Just looking at them you can see that the story doesn’t quite fit.They’re civilian shoes, that means you’re supposed to wear them … More NOT WWII spy shoes.
