evidence: What is true: The actress/fitness guru/activist did travel to Hanoi, North Vietnam, in 1972 to protest the Vietnam War. [...] Fonda has apologized a number of times for the photograph with North Vietnamese soldiers. In 1988, she met with Vietnam veterans in a nationally televised apology in which she said she was "thoughtless and careless," according to Snopes.com, which quotes an Associated Press article. Snopes.com is a well-respected nonpartisan website that confirms or debunks rumors and urban legends. [...] Almost 40 years after her North Vietnam visit, veterans and other Americans still harbor contempt for Fonda. Some of them note that her apologies only came when she was promoting a film or book project.