Fact Check: Made-Up Story About Eleanor Whitmore 'Given to the Strongest Slave' Josiah Freeman in 1856 Virginia Is Clickbait
Fact Check
Did Colonel Richard Whitmore give his wheelchair-bound daughter Eleanor to Josiah Freeman, a 7-foot-tall enslaved man, after she was deemed unmarriageable? No, that's not true: This story is not based on true historical events, but is a fictional romance, illustrated with AI-generated images and details that may seem like real documentation. The earliest mention of a story involving people by…