History
What really happened — historical claims measured against the sources.
The Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 was staged and did not actually occur as reported.
TOTAL BS
The Library of Alexandria was destroyed in a single catastrophic event, rather than through a gradual decline or multiple incidents.
TOTAL BS
Ancient Spartans practiced infanticide by throwing weak or deformed newborns off cliffs.
MOSTLY BS
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by enslaved workers.
TOTAL BS
Carrots were originally purple before being selectively bred to be orange by the Dutch.
SOME BS
Vikings wore horned helmets in battle.
TOTAL BS
A Hopi prophecy exists that predicts a political alliance between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.
TOTAL BS
Albert Einstein performed poorly in mathematics during his years as a student.
TOTAL BS
The Slavic peoples share a common origin.
HARDLY BS
The Sahara Desert was once a lush, green landscape with rivers and abundant wildlife.
HARDLY BS
Marie Antoinette said the phrase "Let them eat cake" in response to being told that peasants had no bread.
TOTAL BS
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first moon landing in 1969 than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
NOT BS
Fortune cookies originated in China.
TOTAL BS
Napoleon Bonaparte was shorter than the average adult male of his time.
TOTAL BS
John Kiriakou has made public statements about his experiences at the CIA that are mostly accurate.
SOME BS
Jesus of Nazareth existed as a historical person.
HARDLY BS
The Apollo 11 mission successfully landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969.
NOT BSNo checks match that verdict.