Though there’s evidence that van Meegeren  did, in fact, collaborate with the Nazis, he managed to convince the public  that he had tricked Göring on purpose, transforming his image into that  of a folk hero who had swindled the Nazis.
Embora haja evidência de que van Meegeren colaborou, de fato, com os nazistas, ele conseguiu convencer a sociedade de que intencionalmente enganou Göring, transformando sua imagem na de um herói popular que ludibriou os nazistas.