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Critics Pounce After White House Post Appears Confused About When the Revolutionary War Started

The White House social media accounts misstated the start of the American Revolution.

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The White House’s social media accounts often post things of an incendiary and political nature that most other White Houses would never think of posting. They put up one such thing this week, along with a pretty major factual error.

The post, featuring a schlocky-looking, likely AI-generated animation, stated that “the Revolution that began in 1776 has not ended—it still continues, because the flame of Liberty and Independence still burns in the hearts of EVERY American Patriot. And our future will be bigger, better, brighter, bolder, and more glorious than ever before.”

The video is soundtracked with President Trump giving a speech about the American Revolution and the death of Thomas Jefferson 50 years later.

However, while 1776 was indeed the year of the Declaration of Independence, it was not the year the American Revolution began. As pointed out by The Mirror, the actual Revolution began the year before, in 1775, when the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord.

The White House’s erroneous post remains up. But it’s been mocked quite a bit already.

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot. 

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Stephen Silver

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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