An image supposedly showing the 19th-century construction of the Statue of Liberty's torch has circulated in online channels for years. Snopes found the photo has been shared since at least 2017 ...

An image supposedly showing the 19th-century construction of the Statue of Liberty's torch has circulated in online channels for years. Snopes found the photo has been shared since at least 2017 ...

The hand and torch of the Statue of Liberty on display in Madison Square Park. Photo via New York Public Library. Statue of Liberty torch at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.

FILE - View, looking northeast, of the torch of the Statue of Liberty, surrounded by scaffolding, during an extensive restoration project in anticipation of its 100-year anniversary, New York, New ...