Can We Really Know Anything in History Or Is It All Fake News?

History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Today's question comes from C. M. Ho: How much of history has been the figment of some power hungry person or group? Some historians or those that call themselves historians are not adhering to the truth either. The news, it is said, is also...

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0:27.2	They waged war, forged peace, and altered the fates of billions of people.
0:31.5	And yet, they were just as human, just as flawed as you and me.
0:35.2	They were the presidents of the United States, and they are the subjects of the history
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0:57.1	Welcome to the history unplugged podcast.
1:00.1	The unscripted show that celebrates unsung heroes, Mythbust's historical lies, and rediscoveres
1:06.5	the forgotten stories that changed our world.
1:10.1	I'm your host, Scott Rank.
1:13.7	Hey everybody, welcome to one of those in-between episodes where I answer any question you have
1:22.0	about history.
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