Artifact
Oops! 'Dewey Defeats Truman'
This notorious Nov. 3, 1948, issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune falsely claims that Harry Truman lost the presidential election. Early deadlines and a reliance on polls that predicted a Dewey victory forced the error.
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Artifact Date
November 3, 1948
Topic(s)
- Elections
- Journalism
- Politics
