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History Fact-Checks

Fact-checks about historical events, figures, dates, and commonly believed historical narratives.

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17 fact-checks
11 debunked
6 verified true
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The Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
99% confidence 595 views
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Einstein failed math in school
99% confidence 379 views
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Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid
98% confidence 376 views
→ FALSE
Napoleon Bonaparte was unusually short
98% confidence 353 views
→ FALSE
The Salem witch trials burned witches at the stake
99% confidence 351 views
→ FALSE
Vikings wore horned helmets in battle
99% confidence 348 views
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Einstein's brain was preserved and studied by scientists after his death
98% confidence 68 views
→ FALSE
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by slaves
88% confidence 51 views
→ FALSE
Napoleon was unusually short
95% confidence 47 views
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The inventor of the guillotine was executed by his own invention
90% confidence 39 views
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The Boston molasses flood in 1919 killed 21 people
90% confidence 32 views
→ FALSE
Medieval people believed the Earth was flat until Columbus proved otherwise
98% confidence 30 views
→ TRUE
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989
99% confidence 28 views
→ FALSE
Medieval knights could not get on their horses without a crane due to heavy armor
96% confidence 27 views
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Chewing gum was invented in the 20th century
90% confidence 14 views
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Ancient Romans used vomitoriums to purge food during feasts
95% confidence 14 views
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The Statue of Liberty was originally a copper color, not green
95% confidence 14 views
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