This photo has been shared online with the claim that itshows a resistance fighter during the Second World War grabbing a gun (Sturmgewehr 44) from a dead German soldier. It does not. When I first saw it I was impressed and fascinated, I’ve studied the resistance during WW2 for decades, one of the subjects I … More NOT a WW2 photo of a partisan taking a gun
This picture can be found online with the claim that it dates back to 1936 and shows a Nazi themed advertisement for Coca Cola. The picture was and still is widely used on social media as a way to point out alleged hypocrisy of the brand by placing it next to an 2019 Coca-Cola label … More NOT an 1930s Nazi advertisement for Coca-Cola
This photo is shared online as being a photo of Greta Garbo or as a genuine vintage photo showing another (unknown) actress. It is not. This is the original, in the bottom right corner you can see some text that’s someone removed before sharing it online; The text is the description and price of what … More NOT Greta Garbo
This picture has been going around the internet as a WW2 era photo showing two women posing with what is called a “duckface” these days. Some of the descriptions read; “World War II: When duck face was actually kinda cute.” or “Two nurses during WWII posing for a picture outside the hospital.” It is not. … More NOT a WW2 era photo of two women posing with a “duckface”
This photo is being shared all over the internet as being a picture of famous fashion designer Coco Chanel in 1913. It is not. This is model Edita Vilkeviciute as Chanel in the short movie “Paris-Moscou” by fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, made in 2008. You can see it here; More pictures here;wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/gallery/lagerfelds-… It is probably … More NOT a young Coco Chanel in 1913
This photo is shared all over the internet with a description suggesting that this is 23 month old François Bertillon his mugshot after being caught nibbling ALL the pears from a basket. The picture is not what it seems. Although countless children were indeed arrested for all kinds of crimes, including petty ones, this child … More NOT a mugshot of criminal toddler François Bertillon
This photo can be found all over the internet claiming to show Billie Holiday, Clora bryant or Valaida Snow. It does not. For starters, Billie Holiday, one of the best singers ever, was born in 1915. Valaida Snow, amazing musician, was born in 1904. You don’t have to be an expert to see that this … More NOT Billie Holiday, Clora Bryant or Valaida Snow
This photo is shared all over the internet with the claim that it shows Bertha Benz (née Ringer, 3 May 1849 – 5 May 1944) and her sons Richard and Eugen during the first ever cross-country auto mobile journey in 1888. They DID make that trip and it made history, I advice everyone to look … More NOT Bertha Benz during first car trip in 1888
These pictures are shared all over the internet as being an authentic historical photo of the actual execution of famous Dutch spy Mata Hari (Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod) in 1917. They’re not. When Mata Hari was shot, on the 15th of October 1917, no photos of the execution were taken, there is one photo online showing … More NOT the real execution of Mata Hari
This picture can be found all over the internet being described as two ladies or two prostitutes, a so called Tauentzien team (lower class prostitutes) taking a taxi in Berlin during the Weimar Republic, in the 1920s. I immediately had my doubts about the description of this picture, unless their job was mentioned in the … More NOT two prostitutes in 1920s Berlin
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