‘During WWII, Lipstick Became a Sign of Patriotism’ A piece of fashion-related wartime history circulated again on social media in August 2020.
Did Trump Say That in 1917 a ‘Great Pandemic’ Ended World War II Because the Soldiers Were All Sick? Posts on Facebook and Imgur suggest that U.S. President Donald Trump offered up an interesting interpretation of the Second World War.
Did the U.S. Department of Defense Display an Image of a Nazi on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge? Social media accounts affiliated with the American military prominently displayed a photograph of Joachim Peiper before taking the posts down.
Lawmaker Brings World War II Discharge Letter to Light Online Rep. Tom Malinowski said a constituent shared with him Gen. J.M. Wainwright's message to troops after the war.
Did Kurdish Fighters Help the United States During World War II? U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks defending a major foreign policy decision were quickly refuted by reputable news organizations.
The Love Letters of Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher Historical memes making their way around social media about a relationship between two World War II soldiers are based on actual events.
Did Steinway and Sons Airdrop Pianos During World War II? In June 2019, a Facebook page shared the following image (archived here) and story about Steinway & Sons pianos dropped into areas of combat during World War II: https://www.facebook.com/PaulCardallMusic/photos/a.177649696496/10156359213811497/?type=3&theater A status update said of the image: During World War II, Steinway & Sons airdropped pianos with large parachutes and complete tuning instructions into the battle […]
Is This a World War II Photograph of Unwanted Babies for Sale in France? On March 14 2019, the Facebook page “Pictures in History” shared an image (archived here) with the following status update: Unwanted babies for sale in France during World War II, 1940 This wasn’t this particular group’s first such outlandish claim. In late February 2019, the page shared a widely-reposted image purportedly showing wives engaged in a “Christmas tradition” of […]
Do Two-Thirds of Millennials Not Know What Auschwitz Is? In late December 2018, the Facebook page for Yahoo! Now shared a link to an article with a comment that two-thirds of millennials “don’t know what Auschwitz was.” The post linked to an article aggregated to Yahoo! from Newsweek on April 12 2018, “One-Third of Americans Don’t Believe 6 Million Jews Were Murdered During the […]
Did the University of Kentucky Remove Holocaust Studies To Not Offend Muslims? A chain email invoking Nazi horrors to push Islamophobia spread across two countries.
