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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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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 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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Did Fyodor Dostoevsky Say This About Tolerance?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 31, 2022
We wondered if this was a statement about our times.
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Did Morgan Freeman Say, 'Your Age Doesn't Define Your Maturity'?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 2, 2023
The Academy Award-winning actor is the frequent target of spurious internet "wisdom" quotes.
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Did Ben Franklin Say 'A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned'?
Written by:
David Emery
Dec 27, 2022
Versions of what is probably Benjamin Franklin's most famous saying were in print years before h ...
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No, Musk Didn't Tweet That the Dems Paid Jack Dorsey to Block Anti-Biden Info
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 6, 2022
The grammar and typos alone might have given this tweet away as fake.
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Did George Washington Say, 'It Is Better To Be Alone Than In Bad Company'?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 29, 2022
He was, at least, aware of the saying.
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Did Oscar Wilde Say This About Forgiving Your Enemies?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 28, 2022
Spurious quotes are a common internet phenomenon.
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Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'Democracy Is Nothing More Than Mob Rule'?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 27, 2022
A made-up quote presented in a pretty-looking meme doesn't make it real.
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Mark Twain Did Not Say 'The Truth Has No Defense Against a Fool Determined to Believe a Lie'
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 2, 2022
A quote from a famous person would not magically appear for the first time on the internet long ...
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Did Einstein Say This About Boats Being Safer at Shore?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 29, 2022
While the shore might be safer, the quote goes on, that's not what ships are built for.
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Did Mariah Carey Say She'd 'Love to be Skinny' Like 'Starving Kids'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 24, 1996
This rumor originated with a satirical (and fictitious) article that published in 1996.
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No, George Washington Didn't Make This Anti-Semitic Remark
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 16, 2002
Anti-Semitic screeds are nothing new; neither, unfortunately, is the practice of attempting to l ...
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Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'Banks and Corporations Will Deprive' People of 'All Property'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 8, 2008
Given the fear and uncertainty engendered by the economy, it was only a matter of time until som ...
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Did Maya Angelou Write a Poem Titled, 'I Am a Christian'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 27, 2006
The poem has been anthologized in several books, including "Chicken Soup for the Christian Famil ...
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Did Audrey Hepburn Author These 'Beauty Tips'?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
May 16, 2001
"For attractive lips, speak with words of kindness," the viral quote begins.
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Is This a Real Quote by Nelson Mandela?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 9, 2020
A quote attributed to Mandela, former president of South Africa, said: "Fools divide themselves ...
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The American Dream Ended Last Night in Ohio?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 2, 2015
A speech by Franklin Graham laments that the American dream ended with the reelection of Barack ...
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Did Baltimore Sun Publish 'The Black Dilemma'?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 10, 2015
The controversial essay has actually been circulating on the internet since at least September 2014.
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