MSNBC's history mess-up - Nazis fought in WWI? Posted by Scott Manning on January 15, 2002 | Comments (1)

Many of us have been taught that the Nazi's were a thing of Hitler and WWII, but MSNBC.com teaches us that Nazis also fought in WWI.

In a mess-up that will probably be soon corrected, MSNBC.com posted an article about a black WWI hero. The article describes him fighting off Nazis in 1918. The problem: Nazis did not come into existence until 1920 and they didn't gain power of Germany until 1933.Lesson learned: Don’t trust everything you read off the internet, even if it did come from a major news source.In case they do correct it, a screen shot has been taken for your viewing pleasure: