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Albert Einstein.

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

Written by:
Dan Evon
April 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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Abraham Lincoln: 'Don't believe everything you read on the internet just because there's a picture with a quote next to it.'

Here's How to Authenticate Viral Quotes Attached to Historical Figures

Written by:
David Emery
Dec. 5, 2022 Nothing gives a quotation more gravitas than a famous name attached to it.
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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 Abraham Lincoln Endure Failure Before Presidency?

Did Abraham Lincoln Endure Failure Before Presidency?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 11, 2000 Failed businesses, a lost election, and the death of his mother were all said to have been failu ...
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Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'When the Speech Condemns a Free Press, You Are Hearing the Words of a Tyrant'?

Written by:
David Emery
Aug. 7, 2018 One of the most famous of America's Founding Fathers might have agreed with this sentiment, but ...
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Did Mark Twain Say 'Fear the Media, for They Will Steal Your Honor'?

Written by:
David Emery
July 1, 2018 The anachronistic use of the word "media" is just one reason to be skeptical of a quote often at ...
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Did Paul Krugman Say the Internet's Effect on the World Economy Would Be 'No Greater Than the Fax Machine's'?

Written by:
David Emery
June 7, 2018 In a 1998 article about the pitfalls of making predictions about technological progress, the Nob ...
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George Soros life's mission is to destroy the United States?

Did George Soros Say His Life's Mission Is to Destroy the United States?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb. 2, 2018 There is no evidence that the billionaire supporter of progressive causes ever uttered such a re ...
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Oprah Winfrey smiling.

Did Oprah Winfrey Say 'Old White People Have to Die'?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan. 10, 2018 Detractors have seized on Winfrey's 2013 comments about how to end racism in an effort to discre ...
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Lincoln and Lee's Views on Slavery

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 11, 2017 A meme widely circulated in the wake of a controversy over Confederate memorials does not accura ...
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George Orwell's Wikipedia page

Did George Orwell's '1984' Predict the Power of Smartphones?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
July 17, 2017 A widely-shared quotation comes from a 2014 theater adaptation, not the original 1949 novel.
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Hillary Clinton smiling.

Hillary Clinton Said Children Should Be Raised by the State?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 29, 2016 A fabricated quote from Hillary Clinton saying children should be "raised and trained" by the st ...
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