These pictures have been shared online and even published in books, newspaper, documentaries, etc. as being real First World War photos of aerial combat. They’re not. These photos were made in the 1930s by American model-maker and former RAF pilot Wesley David Archer in a plot together with his wife Betty to make a lot … More NOT real WW1 dogfight photos
Another picture that is shared online with the claims that this is a genuine WW1 photo showing a real soldier in a terrible situation. Often with titles such as “This photo of an unknown soldier captures the horrors of WWI perfectly” or “Australian soldier sitting in the Mud with his head in his hand on … More NOT a real WW1 soldier in the mud
This photo has gone around on social media for a long time, claiming to be a genuine WW1 era photo of soldier suffering from shell shock in the trenches. As someone who analyses old photos for a living I immediately felt that something was off, it just didn’t look right. This time it didn’t take … More NOT a real WW1 soldier with shell shock
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
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