vintage advertisement
Written by: Joey Esposito
May 10, 2026
An image purportedly showing an authentic 1950s advertisement was a fake, mimicking typical sexi ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
March 29, 2026
A screenshot circulating online showed an article that ran in Harper’s Weekly, but the text coul ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 15, 2026
The advertisement appeared to be an example of “culture jamming,” an anti-capitalist movement th ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
July 22, 2025
Kix's rings contained radioactive polonium-210, but not enough to cause harm.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
May 16, 2025
Vintage advertisements shared widely on social media seemingly fall into two categories: surpris ...
Written by: Rae Deng
April 21, 2025
Decades before pop star Kesha sang about brushing her teeth "with a bottle of Jack," companies s ...
Written by: Rae Deng
March 2, 2025
The claim appeared to originate from misinterpretations of a 2013 New York Times article.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 26, 2025
After listing the estimated prices, the ad said, "You'll eat in. You won't drive. And you won't ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 2, 2025
"They say in thirty years a burger & fries could cost $16,” the advertisement read.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 21, 2025
The Chase & Sanborn coffee advertisement depicting a man raising his hand to spank a woman appea ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 25, 2024
While some "vintage ads" circulating online these days days are fake, this one is 100% real.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 12, 2024
The bizarre ad for a men's fashion brand prompted one social media user to say: "This is unhinge ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 26, 2024
"Explore a fantasy world where you'll experience satisfaction beyond imagination," the suggestiv ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich Nick Hardinges
Aug. 3, 2024
Tobacco companies advertised alongside the Games beginning in the 1920s.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
April 7, 2024
"Doctors advertised camels as healthy and then the science showed that cigarettes cause cancer," ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 29, 2024
"Let the good times flow," the text on the viral image read.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 1, 2023
"And boy oh boy can you sure work up a thirst," a woman in the alleged ad is captioned as saying.
Written by: David Emery
March 6, 2023
Tastes change, what can we say?
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 12, 2022
There are so many "politically incorrect" vintage ads out there that it can be hard to tell the ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 30, 2022
"Proud mothers, please forgive us if we too feel something of the pride of a new parent."
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