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Unpacking claim USS Doris Miller will be renamed after Trump instead of Black WWII hero

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Joey Esposito
Aug. 21, 2026 A CNN report described the Trump administration's intentions to retitle a Navy vessel previously ...
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A profile of FBI Director Kash Patel wearing an FBI jacket appears over the muted photograph of a detail of the sunken USS Arizona ship in Pearl Harbor.

Did Kash Patel snorkel at Pearl Harbor memorial? We investigated

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 19, 2026 The FBI director took part in an authorized tour around the sunken USS Arizona, which is off-lim ...
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Trump didn't say Japanese 'came through the Panama Canal' to attack Pearl Harbor

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 26, 2025 But the president has made errors when referring to the 1941 attack from Japan.
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A false rumor claimed that a video showed a naked Joe Biden whipping a female sex slave.

Pearl Harbor Rumors That Live in Infamy

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Shannon Sanford
March 6, 2024 We're taking a look at some of those rumors and which ones actually stand up to scrutiny.
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Pearl Harbor: Rumors That Will Live in Infamy

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David Emery
Dec. 6, 2019 The Japanese surprise attack on U.S. Naval forces in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, took place on Dec. 7, ...
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Pic Shows US Navy's Accidental Commission of Aircraft Carrier in Millimeters, Instead of Feet?

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Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 2, 2023 Such a calamity would have been a major waste of taxpayer money.
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Did 3 Men Die After Being Trapped 16 Days in Sunken Pearl Harbor Battleship?

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Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 6, 2021 Navy personnel reported hearing tapping sounds apparently coming from the forward hull of the su ...
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Did Sean Spicer Tweet 'Today Is Dday' On Pearl Harbor Day?

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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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Pearl Harbor Rumors Which Will Live in Infamy

Written by:
David Emery
Dec. 7, 2017 Fact checks related to the Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, the event that ...
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Is a Vintage Pearl Harbor Color Photograph Real?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 8, 2015 A 'vintage color photograph' from 1941 showing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was actually ...
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Was Pearl Harbor an 'Inside Job'?

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Bethania Palma
Dec. 30, 2016 The creator of a viral post said the meme he made was meant as nothing more than a gag for a lim ...
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Did the White House Press Secretary Say That WWII Vets Upset About Japan Visit Should 'Get Over It'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 7, 2016 Comments made by Josh Earnest about diplomatic relations with Japan around the 2016 anniversary ...
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'Deadly Double' Pearl Harbor Mystery Wasn't So Mysterious After All

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David Emery
Dec. 7, 2016 Two weeks before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, strange ads appeared for a game of ...
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Marine Corps' Pearl Harbor Memorial Flags Removed at President Obama's Request

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Dan Evon
May 2, 2016 A story about a flagpole that was removed from a Pearl Harbor memorial was blamed on President O ...
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Did Joe Biden Misremember Who Attacked Pearl Harbor?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 4, 2015 Don't believe everything you see in a meme, even supposed quotes from gaffe-prone politicians.
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Edward R. Murrow on Restraint

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David Mikkelson
Sept. 29, 2001 Did newsman Edward R. Murrow pen a piece about the need for restraint in the U.S. response to th ...
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Did 'The Green Hornet' Change Kato's Nationality After Pearl Harbor?

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David Mikkelson
Aug. 16, 1999 The nationality of Kato, the Green Hornet's valet, was somewhat ambiguous as World War II began.
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