quotes
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 29, 2020
The Republican senator faced backlash after he criticized a school curriculum on slavery.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 29, 2020
The president's use of this infamous quote in May 2020 raised questions about its origins.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
It's getting easier to encounter old quotes out of context.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 23, 2020
Red flag laws allow law enforcement agencies to act on court orders and remove guns from people ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 20, 2020
Quote: "Since we know that the system will not change the rules, we're going to have to change t ...
Written by: Bond Huberman
Oct. 29, 2019
It might be faster if we credited everyone at every age with authoring this quote.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 21, 2019
The phrase “dating back thousands of years” caused many commentators to misunderstand President ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 10, 2019
Sometimes alleged historical parallels that seem a bit too apt appear so because they actually t ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 23, 2019
Principled criticism of aspects of one's life in a country is not the same as expressing hatred ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 4, 2019
The former Baptist minister rose to prominence in 1960 when he founded the Christian Broadcast N ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Dec. 13, 2018
It seems a little unlikely that a 29-year-old would be the originator of an "old Soviet joke" se ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 28, 2018
In an interview just before the 2016 presidential election, the then-90-year-old comic actor lev ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 8, 2018
A speculative question about God's being black originated with one of the Kennedys, but it wasn' ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 2, 2018
The Associate Supreme Court Justice said she hopes to remain on the bench another five years. A ...
Written by: David Emery
June 13, 2018
The always-provocative HBO talk show host stands accused of taking "Trump-hatred" to a whole new ...
Written by: David Emery
June 8, 2018
During a 1988 radio address, President Reagan railed against those calling for trade tariffs and ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 23, 2018
A quote attributed to Wayne LaPierre of the NRA was abbreviated in a slightly misleading fashion.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 23, 2018
The environmental activist, journalist, and suffragette encouraged people to "be a nuisance" and ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 23, 2018
After preacher Billy Graham died, a meme appeared attaching him to an offensive quote.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 5, 2018
The quote attributed to the famed actor was fabricated by a disreputable web site.
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