Listed in chronological order. Scroll to the end to find the most recent history fails. The nomination season runs from December to December, so the first few nominations for 2025 occurred in December 2025.
Navy Secretary Phelan says Pearl Harbor attack occurred on June 7, 1941. Story here
Trump makes false claims about the history of presidential inaugurations and half-staff flags Story here
Oklahoma’s new pubic school history curriculum pushes conspiracy theories about the 2020 election Story here
Indiana's Lt Gov defends 3/5ths clause as a “great move” that helped to end slavery. Story here
Jake Tapper makes absurd claim that concealing Biden’s cognitive decline was "worse that Watergate" Story here
Trump falsely claims the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan is ‘1,500 years old’ Story here
Rapper Sexyy Red posts an AI-generated image of her and MLK looking kinda intimate on MLK Day Story here
Trump falsely claims Hitler spoke at Eiffel Tower during WW2. Story here
Pete Hegseth renames two military forts for Confederate generals Bragg and Benning. Story here
BLACPINK’S Lisa Wears Outfit to MET Gala with Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks’ Face On Her Panties. Story here
Trump’s provides false history lesson about tariffs and the US economy. Story here
The National Park Service purges references to trans people from its history of the Stonewall Riot Story here
Mike Johnson offers a fake Thomas Jefferson prayer Story here
Google removes Black History, Pride, & Women’s History Months and more from its Calendar app Story here
VA governor Youngkin says abolishing DEI at UVA brings school into line with “the values of Thomas Jefferson” Story here
Sean Hannity says Trump and Musk exposed the “biggest financial scandal in US history” with USAID Story here
Pete Hegseth’s anti-DEI crusade purges the Enola Gay from Pentagon webpages Story here
Trump offers a hilariously bad explanation of the Declaration of Independence Story here
Trump’s offers up some fake history claims about the Panama Canal Story here
Trump claims George Washington's 8 years as president rank #2 to his 4+ years. Story here
Trump said that even George Washington and Abraham Lincoln running on the same ticket couldn’t beat him Story here
Trump asks staffers to hang the original Declaration of Independence in the White House Story here
Linda McMahon refuses to say if Trump's anti-DEI edict will prevent the teaching of Black history. Story here
Trump says many false things about President William McKinley Story here
Kanye West doubles down on controversial 2018 ‘slavery was a choice’ statement Story here
Nominees for the 2025 Weemsy Awards™
Tennessee House Majority Whip Johnny Garrett gives whips to 6 GOP leaders. Story here
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