
They’re deleting our American history. 𝟮𝟲,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦. 𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥.
In March 2025, the Department of Defense began erasing tens of thousands of historic military photos—specifically targeting images of women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ service members.
Then came a new executive order, pressuring federally funded museums—including the Smithsonian—to revise or remove exhibits that address racism, injustice, and oppression.
This isn’t random. This isn’t isolated. It’s a coordinated effort to erase the truth. To erase our American history. To erase us.
And it won’t stop here.
Our visual history is under attack. We’re fighting back.
Our visual history is under attack. We’re fighting back.

Visual Truth Matters is a grassroots campaign fighting back against government-led efforts to erase our visual history—because erasing history erases us.
We’re working to restore what’s already been lost, protect what’s still at risk, and defend what they’re coming for next.

Join us before more of our history disappears.
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