Michelangelo painted the Mona Lisa.

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REFUTED

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Is it true that Michelangelo painted the Mona Lisa?

No. Multiple reference sources identify the Mona Lisa as a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, not Michelangelo; one trivia book repeats the claim but is weak evidence against the scholarly consensus.

Verdict: REFUTED · 1 source for, 4 against · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

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Evidence for · 1

The best trivia book ever!!! : entertaining and educational trivia book for all ages

2004

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C, F. J. (2004). The best trivia book ever!!! : entertaining and educational trivia book for all ages. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/besttriviabookev0000flin

Evidence against · 4

Michelangelo

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Michelangelo. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo

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Mona Lisa

2018

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Yanez-Designs (2018). Mona Lisa. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10359239

The Mona Lisa -- A Prototype for Multidisciplinary Science Education

2021

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Kishore, D. (2021). The Mona Lisa -- A Prototype for Multidisciplinary Science Education. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-020-00192-w

The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider Account of The Beatles & the Wild Rise and Fall of Their Multi-Million Dollar Apple Empire

2014

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The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider Account of The Beatles & the Wild Rise and Fall of Their Multi-Million Dollar Apple Empire. (2014). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=4725769

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