A fact from George W. Christians appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 January 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:33, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
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- ... that George W. Christians (pictured), leader of the American Fascists, claimed to be so Red, he made the Russians look yellow?
- ALT1:... that American fascist sympathiser George W. Christians (pictured) was thought to resemble Adolf Hitler?
- ALT2:... that George W. Christians (pictured) planned a new American revolution, starting in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
- ALT3:... that George W. Christians (pictured) planned a new American revolution but couldn't get a letter published in his local newspaper?
- ALT4:... that the people of George W. Christians' (pictured) home town "simply refused to recognize him as a Fascist Menace"? (added d)
- ALT5:... that George W. Christians (pictured) was described as typical of the American radicals who couldn't lead, or follow, or co-operate?
- ALT6:... that George W. Christians (pictured), founder of the Crusader White Shirts, was the first American to be convicted of sedition during the Second World War?
- ALT7:... that after losing his fortune in the Wall Street Crash, George W. Christians (pictured) founded the Crusader White Shirts and campaigned for a new American revolution?
- Reviewed: Acanthochitona crinita
- Comment: Nominating it now but I have a little more work to do on it.
Created by Philafrenzy (talk) and Whispyhistory (talk). Nominated by Philafrenzy (talk) at 11:50, 11 January 2020 (UTC).
- Date and length fine. I'm AGF on the newspaper archive source as it's a little hard to read. My preference is for the "so Red" original (though maybe next time, might be an idea to nominate fewer hooks!). QPQ is done, no close paraphasing. Picture licence fine. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:57, 17 January 2020 (UTC)