questionable quotes

Pope Leo XIV didn't once urge people to 'be woke'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

May 12, 2025

"To be called 'woke' in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult - it is Gospel," a me ...

Pam Bondi didn't say teachers talking to 6-year-olds about sexuality are predators

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 12, 2025

The widely shared rumor about the U.S. attorney general originated from a Facebook page describi ...

8 famous last words and deathbed conversions we've investigated

Written by: Caroline Wazer

May 12, 2025

We’ve investigated dying words and actions attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Darwin, Abra ...

AG Pam Bondi didn't announce people would spend 15 years in El Salvador for anti-Trump speech

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 5, 2025

According to the fake Fox News chyron, Bondi announced that the administration would send anyone ...

No, Pope Francis did not say, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches'

Written by: Taija PerryCook

May 3, 2025

In the last days of Pope Francis' life, speaking became increasingly difficult.

Pam Bondi didn't say, 'It's probably a crime to accuse the president of committing a crime after he breaks the law'

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 27, 2025

Online users shared a purported screenshot of a chyron from the U.S. Attorney General's appearan ...

No evidence Pope Francis said, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches'

Written by: Taija PerryCook

April 26, 2025

A version of the beginning of the quote is traceable to a 2014 Pop Sugar "Powerful Quotes" compi ...

Supposed Fox News chyron of AG Pam Bondi announcing 15 years in prison for anti-Trump speech is fake

Written by: Jack Izzo

April 23, 2025

According to the satirical chyron, Bondi announced that anyone caught saying "f*** Trump" would ...

No, Trump didn't say he 'should be the pope'

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 23, 2025

Claims of Trump's alleged statement circulated on social media following the death of Pope Franc ...

No evidence Bob Dylan said, 'Pope Francis was a voice of mercy in a time of noise'

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 23, 2025

There was no trace of the musician's alleged tribute to the pope on his social media feeds or we ...

Pam Bondi didn't say, 'It's probably a crime to accuse the president of committing a crime after he breaks the law'

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 22, 2025

Bondi, the U.S. attorney general, appeared for an interview on the "Fox News Sunday" TV show in ...

Did Gandhi say, 'Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not every man's greed'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 22, 2025

The quote has been spread by numerous organizations, including the United Nations, over the past ...

Martha Stewart quote comparing her crimes to allegations of Trump's insider trading is not real

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 16, 2025

The quote compared Stewart's criminal convictions to allegations of President Donald Trump's adm ...

Did Robin Williams say, 'A hungry stomach, an empty wallet and a broken heart can teach you the best lessons of life'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 13, 2025

For years, the quote appeared with Williams' name on quote-collecting websites and as memes on F ...

Did Jim Carrey say, 'Grief is not just an emotion — it's an unraveling'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 19, 2025

The quote users shared in March 2025 began, "Grief is not just an emotion — it’s an unraveling, ...

No evidence Jefferson said: 'When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty'

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 19, 2025

Some social media users shared the quote in early 2025 to express dissatisfaction with U.S. Pres ...

Don't fall for fake clip of Trump saying daylight saving time makes people 'die faster'

Written by: Rae Deng

March 14, 2025

An audio clip purported to show Trump saying that when the clocks move forward, "Granny's dead, ...

Did Kissinger say it's 'dangerous to be America's enemy' but 'fatal' to be its friend?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 10, 2025

The quote reappeared online early in U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration, amid t ...

Keanu Reeves credited with quote about 'toxic people.' No record exists of him saying it

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 9, 2025

The quote promotes the idea of doing away with "toxic people, draining relationships and situati ...

Zelenskyy didn't exactly say 'raising volume of your voice' but not 'your logic' in Trump meeting

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 6, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukrainian president during a ...