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No, Musk Didn't Tweet That the Dems Paid Jack Dorsey to Block Anti-Biden Info

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Bethania Palma
Dec 6, 2022 The grammar and typos alone might have given this tweet away as fake.
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Former US President George Washington never said when any nation mistrusts its citizens with guns it is sending a clear message nor did he say that it no longer trusts its citizens because such a government has evil plans.

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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Thomas Jefferson never said "a democracy is nothing more than mob rule."

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."

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 Joan Rivers Say Letting People Think You're Mean Is 'One of the Most Rebellious Things a Woman Can Do'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 27, 2022 She didn't say it, but it's possible she thought it.
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No Evidence Freud Made This Snark About the Irish

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 22, 2022 The quote is shared widely.
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Did Darwin Say It Is ‘Not the Strongest of Species That Survives’ but the ‘Most Adaptable’?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 12, 2022 The English naturalist has often been the subject of misattributions.
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A fake quote attributed to Lord Macaulay was titled My India in 1835 and mentioned conquering India and the words break the very backbone of this nation.

Is Macaulay Quote About 'Dominating' India with English Culture Real?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct 11, 2022 A reader emailed us and said they spotted the quote meme on WhatsApp.
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Did Pope Francis Say This About 'Rivers Drinking Their Own Water'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 23, 2022 The quote has been online longer than Francis has been pope. A version of it even made it into a ...
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Attributed to Marilyn Monroe: "If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”

Did Marilyn Monroe Really Say This?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 20, 2022 "If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best," Monroe ...
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A quote meme claimed that Thomas Paine once wrote or said that the duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government.

Did Thomas Paine Write, 'The Duty of a True Patriot Is to Protect His Country from Its Government'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 14, 2022 We recommend taking a few seconds to search Google for reliable sources before blindly sharing q ...
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Did Queen Elizabeth Say This About the Need To 'Kick Some Ass'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 13, 2022 The Queen could be said to have kicked some proverbial ass during the Second World War, but did ...
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Morgan Freeman

Did Morgan Freeman Say This About Stupidity?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 12, 2022 Freeman is frequently (and falsely) credited with morsels of viral internet wisdom.
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Marilyn Monroe

Did Marilyn Monroe Say, 'Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 4, 2022 The quote has become famous, but its original context was different than what many assume.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene never said the built in antenna joke quote that was shown in a meme, nor did Lauren Boebert or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Confuse 'Antenna' for a Country?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 19, 2022 According to a social media meme, Greene once said, "I just bought a TV th ...
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There's no evidence Oprah ever said When people treat you like they don't care, believe them.

Did Oprah Say, 'When People Treat You Like They Don't Care, Believe Them'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 14, 2022 We looked back several years on social media to find the origins of a quote about a bit of life ...
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Thomas Jefferson did not say of the wall of separation between church and state that religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine all our civil rights.

Did Thomas Jefferson Say Religious Institutions 'Undermine All Our Civil Rights'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 28, 2022 We looked into the history of a quote attributed to Jefferson on the subjects of religious insti ...
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brice cromwell bp executive blames biden for high gas prices

Did a BP Oil Exec Named Brice Cromwell Blame Biden for High Gas Prices?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 6, 2022 One way to give undue weight to a political opinion is to pretend that it originated with a cred ...
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