The winners of the 2024 Weemsy Awards™ are in!! 

​​​​​Welcome to The Weemsy Awards™
We spotlight the most egregious misrepresentations of U.S. History in the past year by politicians, celebrities, executives, and more. Awards are announced in December.

​Award #1: The Weemsy of the Year for 2024 - The Person Who Said the Most Ridiculous and/or Demonstrably False Statements About U.S. History – Donald J. Trump for earning NINE nominations for statements ranging from comparing imprisoned January 6 rioters to Japanese Americans held in internment prison camps during World War II and declaring that NC candidate for governor Mark Robinson, who described himself as a Black Nazi who would own slaves if slavery was still legal, was MLK “on steroids” to complaining that he's been treated worse than Abraham Lincoln and arguing that Lincoln should have negotiated to avoid the Civil War. Details and links on all 9 nominations here 
​Note: Trump also won Weemsy of the Year in 2020.

Runner-up: Nikki Haley
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