Claim: The United States military recruited Native Americans as scouts in the Vietnam War and — in the course of their training — the military discovered that long hair actually helps give people 'almost supernatural' tracking abilities.
Fact-check: FACT CHECK: Did Native American Scouts' Long Hair Provide "Almost Supernatural" Tracking Abilities During the Vietnam War?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Alex Kasprak
Date published: 2016-12-06T12:59:09