myth

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Anna O. Law: The biggest myth about American immigration is that until the federal government started enforcing our borders in the late 19th century, it was just open borders.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

For his part, Smithson, who died in a plane crash in 1973, thought of permanence as the biggest myth of all, according to Lisa LeFeuvre, director of the Holt/Smithson Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Tapping it last is not such much a myth as it is a guideline.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

For decades this myth was passed on as people were suspicious of what they couldn’t understand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“And he’s a Greek myth, so he didn’t actually do anything.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell