Every year, on the third Monday in February, the U.S. federal government honors the birthday of the country's first president, George Washington, by closing most of its agencies, promoting ceremonies nationwide that recognize all presidents' lives.
To mark the holiday, commonly known as "Presidents Day," we combed through Snopes' archives to select memorable fact checks involving commanders-in-chief over the decades.
We found numerous instances of social media users sharing quotes that were falsely attributed to presidents, as well as rumors that tried to prove presidents' lack of mental fitness by alleging various social faux pas. Mixed in with those accusations were photographs that supposedly depicted presidents hanging out with their political enemies or controversial figures.
Meanwhile, the archives included exclusive pieces of trivia regarding presidents' pets, drinking, alleged extramarital affairs, purported after-death hauntings of the White House — and more.
Below are 50 confirmed facts or nuggets of political folklore that stood out to us during the analysis. They are listed in order of presidential term.
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