History Is Way Funnier When It’s Fake (35 Pics)

History was not my strongest subject in school. I do, however, know just enough to realize The Bay of Pigs is not a barbecue place and that Ronald Reagan was a real politician before he played the president in a movie at some point in the 80s. Otherwise, history is a bit of a blind spot for me. Frankly, I’m better at making funny jokes about history while almost understanding it. That’s why I love “Fake History Porn.” Nerdy jokes that are also somehow dumb.

There’s a page on Reddit 100% devoted to confusing any history lover into laughing. It’s r/fakehistoryporn and it makes me smile every time I see it.

Tell me: are these jokes so smart, they’re dumb or so dumb, they’re actually smart? Let History be the judge. I think they’re hilarious.

Here are the best fake history facts I had time to find today:


1. President Reagan shoots down the last living bird from an airplane, later replacing it with a government drone (c. 1984)

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2. Switzerland (c. 1939)

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3. Tinder is created, 2012

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4. Fidel Castro addressing the nation on Liberation day, (1961, colorized)

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5. The Crusades (1200)

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6. Al Capone discussing the valentine’s Day massacre (1928)

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7. Protestant Reformation (1517-1648)

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8. Rare photo of the arrival of the Russian national hockey team in Canada 1972.

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9. Christopher Columbus arrives in the new world (1492)

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10. Ben Shapiro (Circa:January 15, 1984 to now)

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11. Poland (1940)

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12. Albert Einstein and his daughter left hanging during the Great High Five Shortage [October 1st, 1940]

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13. (4000 BC) Adam and Eve, ashamed of their nakedness, hide from God

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14. The creation of OnlyFans (2016)

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15. NASA taking down the Moon from their Hollywood set c.1969

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