Bizarre ‘smartphone’ conspiracy targets 1937 painting — but historians offer simple explanation

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A 1937 painting by Umberto Romano has resurfaced online after social media users claimed an Indigenous man depicted in the artwork appears to be holding a modern smartphone. Theories that the image proves time travel have spread online, but historians believe the mysterious rectangular object is more likely a mirror, a common trade item in the 17th century. 👍 Is That an iPhone? 1937 Painting Resurfaces With Bizarre Time Travel Theory.

Bizarre ‘smartphone’ conspiracy targets 1937 painting — but historians offer simple explanation

Mirrors were common trade items in 17th-century American colonies, which likely explains why the man appears to be studying his own reflection in the object.