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By Marina Manoukian/Jan. 21, 2021 11:08 am EDT
During World War II, Tokyo Rose was infamous among American GIs for seductively predicting their downfall, whether it was due to infidelity, sterility, or in battle. But for all the stories told about Tokyo Rose, there s little evidence that she actually existed. Despite this fact, the United States government insisted on turning Iva Toguri d Aquino, a U.S. citizen who refused to renounce her citizenship during the war, into Tokyo Rose during the 1940s and 50s when they prosecuted and convicted her for treason, per Courthouse News. Toguri ended up serving a little over six years in prison and was repeatedly threatened with deportation after her release.