Vol. MMXXVI·No. IX·US Independence, July 4, 2026
World

# Fact Check: The American Revolution

You were lied to about the real history of the American-British engagement

- Was America founded in 1776?
- Did the colonists actually win the war?
- Was Washington guilty of arboricide?
- Did Paul Revere warn anyone about the invasion?
- Did Washington cross the Delaware, or the Rhine?
- Is the Star-Spangled Banner spangled?

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Life · E1 America Independence

## Annual Eve of Pet Horror Returns

Biz · B1 Food Follies

## France accuses US of Culinary Appropriation

### Today’s Insides

Tech · A1
Scientists finally cure rats of all diseases and illnesses
Reader Mail · H1
Bitch-ass whining, and our response
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Below the Fold
Sport · D1 War Ball

## Revolutionaries massacre Redcoats

The Editorial Page

## America, you are fucking this up