User:WaltK/List of historical inaccuracies
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Retroactive discrepancies[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Year | Story | Fact stated | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | TV: Marco Polo | Marco Polo turned twenty-five years old in 1277, placing his birth year in 1252. | The real Marco Polo was born in 1254. |
| 1997 | PROSE: Business Unusual | The Brigadier mentions the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. The year is 1989. | Sonic didn't make his debut until 1991. |
| 2011 | PROSE: Touched by an Angel | The films Groundhog Day and Mrs Doubtfire were both released in 1994. | The given release year of Mrs Doubtfire is technically half-correct, being released in the United Kingdom in early 94 (with its original American release being in late 93). The release year of Groundhog Day, however, is entirely incorrect, being released in 1993 in both countries. |
| 2012 | PROSE: Low/Profile | Tangled was a movie made by Disney and Pixar. | Pixar had no part in the production of Tangled. |
Predictions[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Year | Story | Fact stated | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead | By 2005, London's taxis were replaced with motorcycles to relieve the increasing road traffic. | London continues to use taxis today. Later stories with a present-day setting released after 2005 also continue to show taxis in use in the city. |
| 2011 | AUDIO: House of Blue Fire | The PS9 was a popular video game console by 2020. The initials suggest that it is an iteration of the Playstation console. | The concurrent Playstation console by, and throughout most of 2020 was the Playstation 4. Its successor, the Playstation 5, was released at the end of the year. |
