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NOT Clara Bow being a Nazi

January 19, 2017

This picture shows famous actress Clara Bow in an outfit decorated with swastikas.It is shared all over the internet claiming to have been taken during a 1932 promotion trip to Germany where she met Hitler, sometimes it is even suggested it shows she supported Nazism. That is incorrect. Clara Bow did go to Germany in … More NOT Clara Bow being a Nazi

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NOT an 1955 Berlin border crossing

September 3, 2016

This famous photo is shared all over the internet as supposedly being made during the cold war in Berlin on the border between east and west and showing West Berlin policemen and East German Volkspolizei face each other while a woman has just crossed from one side to the other. You will find this photo … More NOT an 1955 Berlin border crossing

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Not a real 1920s photo of dancing flappers

August 3, 2016

This photo is used all over the internet, generally described as an 1920s photo showing some typical flappers.Even renowned websites used it and I wouldn’t be surprised if it made its way into a few books or documentaries. Here for instance, it’s used as a cover illustration for a book about youth culture before the … More Not a real 1920s photo of dancing flappers

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Pep, NOT a cat murdering prison inmate

February 2, 2012

This picture has been shared online countless time with the claim of it being a mugshot of Pep, the dog who was sentenced to life in prison for killing Pennsylvania governor’s cat, 1924. It is not.This story was debunked all the way back in the 1920s but keeps being shared online to this day. The … More Pep, NOT a cat murdering prison inmate

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