List of common misconceptions about arts and culture

Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated.

These entries are concise summaries; the main subject articles can be consulted for more detail.

Classical sculptures were originally painted in colors.
Seared tuna
Crystallized honey
Kappa-maki contains cucumber and no seafood
Fortune cookies are rarely found in China
A microwave oven, c. 2005
Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca
Chinese word for "crisis"
Violent crime rates in the United States declined between 1991 and 2022.
Immigrants had lower arrest rates than citizens in Texas, 2012–2018
No evidence supports Mary Magdalene having been a prostitute. [ 225 ] [ 226 ]
The fruit in the Garden of Eden is not named in the Book of Genesis .
A BJJ black belt with a red bar indicating first degree