Doctor Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831 – 1895)was a physician, nurse, author and the first African-American woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States in 1864.Unfortunately no photograph of her survives, as far as I know, which unfortunately has resulted in people who, rightfully, want to honour her, do so by using photos … More NOT Doctor Rebecca Lee Crumpler
This photo went viral online, supposedly showing a magnificent Art Nouveau building in Bucharest. The picture is wonderful, this mysterious villa is a superb example of Art Nouveau architecture and yes, I too would love to visit it. But it doesn’t exist. It was created by an artist using artificial intelligence software called Midjourney. By … More Not an Art Nouveau house in Bucharest
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 watch a film or TV show, play a computer game or read a book, that I then enjoy reviewing on Twitter.Of course from the perspective of a history addict obsessed with details and authenticity.Here I’ll try and keep an updated list of my reviews. Films Games TV shows Youtube videos Books … 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
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.
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