fake quotes Archives

DeGrasse Tyson Robbed ‘a Dope Dealer in Harlem’

Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson did not convey a bizarre tale of robbing a drug dealer...

Julian Assange Said Bernie Sanders Won Race, Was Threatened

Claims that Bernie Sanders was threatened to drop out of the presidential race originated with...

President Obama: ‘Even Terrorists Have Rights and We Should Respect Them’

A clickbait web site is sucking in users by peddling a fake Obama quote stating...

Betty White on ‘Grow Some Balls’

A popular joke about the wisdom of the saying 'Grow some balls' is falsely attributed...

Thomas Jefferson on Gun Rights

A real Thomas Jefferson statement about bearing arms is frequently shared along with a sentence...

Benjamin Franklin Said to ‘Question Authority’?

We were unable to locate any evidence that Benjamin Franklin ever said it was the...

Donald Trump ‘Portuguese People’ Quote

A fake quote from Donald Trump about Portuguese people was started by a Facebook "prank"...

‘One Day After I Am Long Gone’

A quote attributed to John F. Kennedy warned of what would happen "one day" after...

Keanu Reeves ‘Prostitutes’ Quote

A quote widely attributed to Keanu Reeves appeared to be from someone else entirely.

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Fein-kenstein, Monster

Sen. Dianne Feinstein did not say she is unsympathetic to veterans who experience symptoms of...

‘A Country Founded by Geniuses, but Run by Idiots’ Quote

Did a list of "A Country Founded by Geniuses but Run by Idiots" entries originate...