Truth About the Alleged Billy the Kid Croquet Tintype

After it became the subject of a National Geographic Documentary, a tintype alleged to show Billy the Kid playing croquet made international news. The truth, however, is that reporters fell for a manipulative documentary and a "facial recognition expert" with a very poor track record without consulting with any actual experts.

The truth is that there is no evidence to suggest the tintype shows Billy the Kid, while the evidence the documentary put forward has been thoroughly debunked by many historians (including great work by Daniel Buck which completely debunked the alleged location).

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*Correction: I misspoke at 5:14, I meant to say FRED Noonan, not FRANK.