# Fake Fact No. 012

> Fake fact (not true): Clocks ran counterclockwise until 1504, when everyone agreed to switch over on the same afternoon.

**Veracity: FALSE.** This fact is made up.

Anyone who missed the announcement was late for everything for about a year, which is where the word late comes from.

- History (history)
- Tags: time
- Source (fabricated): Guild of Clockmakers, Minutes of 1504
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)
- https://onlyfakefacts.com/facts/clocks-counterclockwise/

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