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We all love the pithy quote, the clever put-down, the witty bon mot, the scintillating turn of phrase. We store them away in our conversational jewelry boxes, waiting for just the right occasion to decorate our speeches with their sparkle. What we often don’t realize is that many of these glittering linguistic gems are not the real thing, but mere costume jewelry.
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Did Chick-fil-A CEO Say White People Should Shine Black People's Shoes?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 22, 2020 CEO Dan Cathy's alleged comments caused some blowback among his conservative audience.
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To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.

'To Learn Who Rules Over You' Quote Is Misattributed to Voltaire

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 31, 2022 "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize" is a paraphr ...
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Did Nikola Tesla Describe Cell Phones in 1926?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb 7, 2021 "When wireless is perfectly applied, the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain," the i ...
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To conquer a nation first replace science with Christianity

Did Hitler Say, 'To Conquer a Nation First Replace Science with Christianity'?

Written by:
David Emery
May 21, 2023 Adolf Hitler misquotes are quite popular on social media.
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Did Hitler Say 'To Conquer a Nation, You Must First Disarm Its Citizens'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 10, 2013 Did the German dictator once proclaim that 'To conquer a nation, you must first disarm its citiz ...
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Did Jewel Decline Charles' Coronation Invite, Saying He Has 'Enough Big Jewels His Family Stole'?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 4, 2023 This rumor spread amid reports that top performers were declining to perform at King Charles' co ...
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DeSantis Deepfake Shows Him Saying Leadership is ‘About Fooling the Voters’

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 25, 2023 The video is a result of someone slightly editing real footage of the Florida governor and pairi ...
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Did Elon Musk Tweet He Was ‘Closing’ Twitter?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 24, 2023 Twitter erupted in chaos over the haphazard application of the Twitter Blue verification system.
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No, George Floyd Didn't Denigrate Trans People in a 2011 Tweet

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 3, 2023 He allegedly tweeted the offensive comment years before he died at the hands of police.
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The word "Unproven" in yellow says over a photo. On the left of the photo stands a white woman wearing a leopard print dress and pink robe, while to the right it says in pink "I dress more provocatively and risque than any drag queen in Tennessee. Lord I hope."

Did Dolly Parton Say This About Drag Queens?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 14, 2023 She has said before that she would be a drag queen if she hadn't been born a girl.
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Albert Einstein.

Did Albert Einstein Say World War IV Will be Fought 'With Sticks and Stones'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Apr 16, 2018 A quote appears to paraphrase remarks made by the famed physicist — but he wasn't the first to w ...
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The Damn Those Pesky Facts Quotes Meme showed eight quotes about Christianity and religion from Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Thomas Paine, and James Madison.

Is the 'Damn Those Pesky Facts' Quotes Meme Accurate?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 6, 2022 A meme purported to show eight quotes on the subject of religion from thre ...
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Albert Einstein

Did Einstein Say He Feared Technology Would Create a 'Generation of Idiots'?

Written by:
David Emery
Mar 5, 2017 More than one cautionary statement about the dangers technology may pose to humanity has been fa ...
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Did Keanu Reeves Say, 'I Buy Myself Clothes. I Have Great Times by Myself'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 28, 2023 The "sad Keanu" meme strikes again.
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Sophia Loren: Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

Did Sophia Loren Say 'Everything You See I Owe to Spaghetti'?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan 25, 2023 The quote first appeared in the Aug. 11, 1961, issue of LIFE magazine.
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Denzel Washington never said just because you don't share it on social media doesn't mean you are not up to big things and live it and stay low key as well as privacy is everything.

Did Denzel Washington Say, 'Just Because You Don't Share It on Social Media Doesn't Mean You Are Not Up to Big Things'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Apr 19, 2022 We looked for the origins of a quote about social media that's been credited to the actor in twe ...
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Does Prince Harry Say His Father Traumatized Him By Playing 'Got Your Nose'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 16, 2023 Following the release of Prince Harry's memoir "Spare," the "I've got your nose" gag got royal i ...
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Did Morgan Freeman say 'Don't take criticism from people you wouldn't go to for advice'?

Did Morgan Freeman Say 'Don’t Take Criticism from People You'd Never Go to for Advice'?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan 14, 2023 For some reason, people like putting pithy sayings in Morgan Freeman's mouth. Is it because of h ...
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Did Hakeem Jeffries Describe a US Select Committee as a 'Committee On Insurrection Protection'?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 11, 2023 At issue is the U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan-chaired "Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Fe ...
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Mark Twain

Did Mark Twain Say This About Reading the Newspaper and Being Misinformed?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 6, 2023 The false attribution of quotes to famous people is a common internet phenomenon.
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