The Capa D-Day myth persists, as we can see from recent reiterations thereof. It will take time to dislodge it, and that may never happen completely; it’s become a meme, viral even before the web. But our efforts have borne fruit, as a result of which those who do repeat it from now on will brand themselves as lazy and irresponsible in the minds of more knowledgeable people. […]
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