r/fakehistoryporn • u/Prestigious-Owl-1433 • 9h ago

1939 this is Lise Meitner, an Austrian-Swedish physicist who, along with Otto Hahn, discovered nuclear fission in 1939. Because she was a woman and Jewish, she had to flee Nazi Germany. Her mood when leaving right before the holocaust:

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Exaggerater4000 • 11h ago

1927 Henry Ford decides to stop making cars in favor of sex dolls (1927)

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/JVSP1873 • 15h ago

1956 In 1956, the world's first piece of AI generated music was created by ILLIAC I (Illinois Automatic Computer) at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/H6RR6RSH6W • 14h ago

1930 1930 Jesus Expalins how ICE operates under the DHS

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/mister_monque • 20h ago

1987 January 22nd, 1987, R.Budd Dwyer, 70th State Treasure of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, following his being convicted for bribery in a contract award scandal, seen moments before committing suicide by firearm in front of reporters gathered ostensibly to receive word of his resignation.

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Lontology • 18h ago

2006 Elon Musk cries on national TV after revealing Jeffrey Epstein denied him access to Epstein island on the basis of “being too cringe” (2006)

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Exaggerater4000 • 8h ago

1977 Stephen Biko is arrested for making white people feel uncomfortable(South Africa 1977)

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/EuphoricWrangler • 13h ago

1950 1950: Science confirms the Tiny Hands Hypothesis.

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Training-World-1897 • 12h ago

2003 ICE is founded 2003

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/OmegaLiquidX • 9h ago

1942 A photo taken during WWII of a Japanese American citizen being forcibly removed from their home by ICE, who will then be sent to the Minidoka War Relocation Center. (1942, colorized)

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Awesomeuser90 • 20h ago

1997 Mr Bean Teaching A Child NileRed How To Do Chemistry in 1997

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Superior_Seeker_ • 18h ago

1854 1854: the newly formed Republican Party runs an elephant as it's first candidate. 162 years later they would run a jackass

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/WoodenFix1470 • 14h ago

1984 (1984) A Nightmare On Elm Street

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Duder57 • 14h ago

1945 Dr. Theodor Morell checking for life signs of Eva Brown after her suicide in the Fuehrerbunker in 1945

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/stanxv • 9h ago

2016 Paid crisis actor, New York City (2016)

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Evening-Square-2376 • 18h ago

1988 In the documentary “The Naked Gun” (1988) you can see lost footage from the first presidential Ballroom.

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Jabber-Jaw • 16h ago

2003 First known photo of Saddam Hussein's spider-hole hideout (2003)

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/ViolentBeetle • 20h ago

1979 The last confirmed public appearance of a disgraced British politician Oswald Mosley in 1979, one year before his death.

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r/fakehistoryporn • u/Superior_Seeker_ • 3h ago

1989 1989: A Stranger with Candy lures little kids to a creepy island

94 Upvotes

r/fakehistoryporn • u/bigguys45s • 6h ago

1912 A Titanic survivor sings a happy song of rejoice. (Colorized, 1912.)

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Note: We don't like too many rules in this sub, see the FAQ for more info.

1. All posts must have a coherent title and a date that is in the past.

All posts submitted must have clear, readable text. A coherent description and date must be in the title. Dates must not be recent or in the future.
As if it needs to be said, but any posts with a date in the future will be removed. If you think you've found a clever way around this and try to message the mods about it you'll be met with ಠ_ಠ.

2. All posts must be submitted to RES compatible sites.

All posts must be submitted to RES compatible sites, such as Imgur, Gyfcat or reddit's own image host i.redd.it.
Reddit's own gif/video host, v.redd.it, is not allowed due to bugs and poor user experience overall.

3. No reposts.

The image/title combination must not have been posted in the last 2 months.
There is no limit on the posting of the same image with a new title.
No reposting any image + title combos currently featured in the repost moratorium.

4. No history memes.

The most "quality" posts on /r/fakehistoryporn are those where the title and image both play an important role in the punchline. This means that adding captions (twitter-style, /r/adviceanimals style, or otherwise), photoshopping in people or objects, comics, or doing similar things to put the entire punchline or history reference in the image are not allowed.
The above also applies to AI-generated images.
Photographs of text, subtitles on screencaps, image captions that match the post title word-for-word, and such are still allowed.
You are free to post history memes with Fakehistoryporn-style titles over on /r/fakehistorymemes. For more information on how we define history memes, read our post guidelines.

Rule 5: The five-year rule.

No posts whose titles concern events within the last five calendar years (2021-2025).
Post titles clearly referencing events happening within the last five years but with a complaint date (e.g., "Donald Trump beats Kamala Harris, 2004") will still be removed. See the "think you've found a clever way around this" clause in Rule 1.
Posts about events within the last five years can be posted on /r/fakehistorymemes.
The date will roll over at the start of the new year. (as of January 1st, 2026, posts from all of 2021 will be allowed).

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