Older People Are Sharing The Things Younger Generations Believe That Are Actually BS

"That Anne Frank didn't exist and Helen Keller was a fraud/hoax. Straight from my college-age Gen Z niece. She saw it on TikTok, don't you know?"

"I've come across a LOT of kids who believe that Helen Keller didn't really exist or that she was faking it. It boggles the mind."

"Not only did Helen Keller have a full and meaningful life, she was very politically active: suffragist, socialist, cofounder of the ACLU, feminist, and more. She died in 1968 at age 87!"

Persistent falsehoods claim that Anne Frank did not exist and that Helen Keller was a fabricated figure or a fraud. These claims have spread among some younger people via platforms like TikTok. Helen Keller led a full, meaningful life, actively participating in political causes as a suffragist, socialist, feminist, and cofounder of the American Civil Liberties Union. Keller engaged in advocacy across civil liberties and social justice issues and achieved public recognition during her lifetime. Helen Keller died in 1968 at age 87. The prevalence of disbelief about well-documented historical figures raises concerns about misinformation and historical literacy.

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