16th April 2003, 5:01 AM
The DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN one was making fun of the media's inaccuracy. In the 1948 election, Harry Truman was running for the Democrats and Thomas Dewey for the Republicans. Everyone thought Dewey would win, and the night before the election ended, a newspaper was printed for the next day declaring Dewey the winner. However, Truman won the election, so the next day, he held the newspaper up and laughed and that famous picture was taken. I make fun of that newspaper all the time because it shows how pathetic the media is.