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D-Day

10 D-Day rumors we've fact-checked to mark 81st anniversary

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

June 6, 2025

A turning point in WWII, the Normandy invasion also became the source of persistent online rumors.

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WWII Veteran, 97, Returned to Normandy to Re-Create D-Day Parachute Jump?

Written by: Nick Hardinges

June 7, 2024

An old video of the former paratrooper recirculated online on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day ...

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President Joe Biden was criticized by online users for purportedly trying to sit in what they called an invisible chair during the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France.

False Rumor Says Biden Tried to Sit in 'Invisible Chair' at 80th D-Day Anniversary in Normandy

Written by: Jordan Liles

June 6, 2024

A 12-second video clip posted on X helped to spawn this false rumor about U.S. President Joe Bid ...

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Two soldiers stand near the right corner of an image that showed a beach. Smoke comes up from the middle of the beach, where you can see other soldiers.

This Day in History: Fact-Checking D-Day Rumors on Its 80th Anniversary

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

June 6, 2024

Here are some of our deep cuts about the WWII invasion of Normandy.

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D-Day 79th Anniversary: 10 Viral Rumors About the Historic Day

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

June 4, 2023

These internet claims about the WWII D-Day invasion of Normandy have ranging levels of legitimacy.

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Did Sean Spicer Tweet 'Today Is Dday' On Pearl Harbor Day?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Dec. 7, 2022

While both events are historic, they did not occur, nor are they celebrated, on the same day.

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An ad claimed Genius D-Day Inventions That Helped Win the War and it was true and referred to Operation PLUTO or Pipeline Under The Ocean.

Does This Photo Show a 'Genius D-Day Invention'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 30, 2021

Our research led us to Operation PLUTO.

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Does This Photo Show D-Day Paratroopers in 1944 and Today?

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 15, 2021

Similarities abound, but not exactly in the fashion outlined in a popular meme.

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Did Biden Fail To Commemorate D-Day in 2021?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 9, 2021

The U.S. president faced criticism, primarily from right-leaning critics, in June 2021.

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Did Gun Violence Kill More People in U.S. in 9 Weeks than U.S. Combatants Died in D-Day?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 10, 2019

The Washington Post prompted inquiries from readers with their stark statistical comparison.

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Was James Doohan Shot Six Times on D-Day?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 8, 2018

A popular meme recounting the actor's involvement with the D-Day invasion at Normandy is largely ...

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Did a Georgia Lawmaker Tweet a Photograph of Nazis on D-Day?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

June 7, 2018

Rep. Drew Ferguson posted, and then deleted, an image with German soldiers from his Twitter account.

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Are These Red Cross Nurses on the Beaches of Normandy on D-Day?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 12, 2015

Nurses did provide vital medical aid to soldiers during World War II, but not as suggested in a ...

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Barack Obama and the D-Day Monument

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 8, 2012

Barack Obama is not the only president who has not visited the D-Day Monument on D-Day.

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Did Obama Prevent FDR's D-Day Prayer from Being Added to the WWII Memorial?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Dec. 5, 2011

A Congressional bill sought to add FDR's D-Day prayer to the national World War II Memorial, but ...

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