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Stephen King Said Fox News Did 'What Our Parents Were Afraid Video Games Would Do to Us'?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
June 30, 2024 The author’s parents were no longer alive when Fox News launched.
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Alanis Morissette Said the 'Music Industry Is Run by Elite Pedophiles'?

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Nikki Dobrin
June 28, 2024 The claim stemmed from an interview in which the Canadian singer discussed alleged sexual abuse ...
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Sylvia Plath Once Said, 'Opinions are Like Orgasms … Mine Matters Most'?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
June 24, 2024 The attribution of the quote to Plath began as a Tumblr joke.
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Orwell Talked of 'Destroying People' by 'Denying and Obliterating' Their History?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
June 20, 2024 The tone is Orwellian, the origins are not.
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Online posts claimed Keanu Reeves once said the words I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions and continued with the words even if you say 1 plus 1 equals 5, you are right and have fun.

Keanu Reeves Said, 'I'm At That Stage in Life Where I Stay Out of Discussions'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 20, 2024 Reeves purportedly added, "Even if you say 1+1=5, you’re right. Have fun."
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James Baldwin Said 'We Can Disagree and Still Love Each Other'?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
June 19, 2024 James Baldwin has a few talented intellectual heirs.
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Online users claimed Tom Selleck said the words I refuse to debate gun control with anyone who believes men can have babies.

Tom Selleck Said, 'I Refuse to Debate Gun Control with Anyone Who Believes Men Can Have Babies'?

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Jordan Liles
June 18, 2024 One user on X commented of the quote, "That mustache is biblical and has spoken. I agree with it."
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Lewis Carroll Said, 'People With the Most Narrow of Minds Seem to Have the Widest of Mouths'?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
June 15, 2024 Social media posts and quote websites have attributed the quote to the "Alice's Adventures in Wo ...
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Online posts and websites claimed a quote belonged to Thomas Jefferson reading the beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.

Jefferson Said 'Beauty of 2nd Amendment' Is It's Not Needed 'Until They Try To Take It'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 14, 2024 The quote purportedly from the Founding Father reads, "The beauty of the Second Amendment is tha ...
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Anthony Bourdain was purported to have said the words today nearly everything is made in China except for courage which is made in Palestine.

Anthony Bourdain Once Said 'Courage Is Made in Palestine'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 11, 2024 Numerous posts claimed Bourdain once said, "Today, nearly everything is made in China. Except fo ...
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John Kerry's Daughter Vanessa Said Billions of Humans Must Die for 'New World Order'?

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Nick Hardinges
June 4, 2024 Physician Vanessa Kerry was appointed the World Health Organization's director-general special e ...
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Lincoln Said, 'It's Not the Years in Your Life that Count; It's the Life in Your Years'?

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Jack Izzo
June 4, 2024 Famous adages are often attributed to famous people — often incorrectly.
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A rumor claimed Clint Eastwood once said the words this is a fact if illegal people that are in our country voted for Republicans the Democrats would have built a border wall years ago.

Clint Eastwood Said Dems Would Have Built Border Wall if 'Illegal People' Voted Republican?

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Jordan Liles
May 29, 2024 "This is a FACT: if illegal people that are in our country voted for Republicans, Democrats woul ...
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Warren Buffett Said 'Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share, You Won't Have to Pay Taxes Again'?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 20, 2024 The Berkshire Hathaway CEO suggested he was glad to pay taxes as a way of giving back, a viral v ...
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A white man sits in a golf cart surrounded by three other people.

Warren Buffett Said If Billionaires Paid Fair Share, No One Else Would Have to Pay Taxes Again?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 15, 2024 The billionaire investor seemed to enjoy paying taxes, a viral video suggested.
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Angelina Jolie Said 'Arabs and Muslims Are Not Terrorists' and 'World Should Unite Against Israel'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 29, 2024 Snopes looked for the origins of a quote that had been shared online for nearly two decades.
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When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.

Sinclair Lewis Issued Warning About Fascism Coming to America?

Written by:
David Emery
March 29, 2024 Nobel Prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis allegedly warned that when fascism comes to America it ...
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A black and white image shows a white woman eating pasta. On the image, white text says, "I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size zero."

Did Sophia Loren Say She Preferred Eating Pasta and Drinking Wine Over Being Size 0?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
March 15, 2024 "I don't think the size 0 even existed at that time," one Reddit user commented.
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Mark Wahlberg Once Told Hollywood Celebs 'If You Don't Like the USA, Please Leave'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 14, 2024 A rumor shared on X said that Wahlberg had called out Oprah Winfrey, Colin Kaepernick and other ...
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Did Cher Call Trump 'the Most Unattractive Man I Have Met'?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
March 11, 2024 The singer has been very critical of the former U.S. president for years.
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