Claim: Anne Frank was American.
Evidence: Annelies Marie `` Anne '' Frank -LRB- -LSB- ʔanəliːs maˈʁiː ˈʔanə ˈfʁaŋk -RSB- ; -LSB- ʔɑnəˈlis maˈri ˈʔɑnə ˈfrɑŋk -RSB- ; 12 June 1929 -- February or March 1945 -RRB- was a German-born diarist.