Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth, but Sherlock Holmes was real

A recent poll has shown that the British are extremely confused about who was a historical figure and who was fiction. While the poll was run by a TV studio, and is therefore hardly scientific, it is still indicative of the tremendous effect the media has on our perception of the world and history. When historical figures (Churchill) look an awful lot like fictional characters (Holmes) on the TV, it becomes hard to separate fact from fiction.


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