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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

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The image shows the construction of a colossal bronze statue of Hercules, designed by the sculptor Aroldo Bellini in the 1930s to depict the "Genius of Fascism". The statue was intended to be an 86-meter-tall monument to Benito Mussolini, the Italian fascist dictator. The project was commissioned by the fascist leader Renato Ricci. The statue's head and one foot were constructed, but the project was suspended due to sanctions resulting from the invasion of Ethiopia and was never completed. It was meant to stand on top of Monte Mario in Rome, overlooking the Foro Mussolini. The statue was intended to be taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York.

Millions of horses died in World War I, during which they were used as cavalry mounts as well as for transporting supplies. But the formation pictured in the photo in the social media posts represents a specific US officer’s horse, rather than serving as a tribute to all the animals killed in the conflict.
AFP Fact Check conducted a reverse image search for the photo, which brought up this blog post that identified the photographer as Almeron Newman. A search for his name led to the photo on the Library of Congress website, which says it was taken in 1919 in Deming, New Mexico.
The photo’s caption says: “650 officers and enlisted men of Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 326, Camp Cody, N.M., in a symbolic head pose of ‘The Devil’ saddle horse ridden by Maj. Frank G. Brewer, remount commander.”
It makes no mention of the photo being a tribute to horses killed during World War I, which ended in 1918. It is unclear if the officer or his horse served in the conflict.

“We know of no evidence of the formation being a tribute,” the Library of Congress told AFP via email.