Thomas Jefferson

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 ...

Did Jefferson Say Government Big Enough To Give 'Everything You Want' Can Take It All Away?

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Sept. 15, 2024

The alleged quote could be found on a bumper sticker sold on Amazon, a 4-foot banner sold on Caf ...

Jefferson Said, 'When the People Fear the Government There Is Tyranny...'?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 25, 2024

Fake quotes attributed to U.S. Founding Fathers are a dime a dozen.

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 ...

Is There a Secret Chamber Hidden Behind Mount Rushmore?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Nov. 10, 2023

It's actually a not-so-secret chamber.

Are Pirates Who Hijacked Measuring Tools Intended for Thomas Jefferson the Reason US Isn't Metric?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 6, 2023

"This country could have gone metric right from the beginning," the claim goes, "instead of bein ...

Are There No Democrats on Mount Rushmore?

Written by: David Emery

May 22, 2023

The monumental sculpture depicting four U.S. presidents was completed in 1941.

Who Said 'Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God'?

Written by: David Emery

April 9, 2023

The quote has been ascribed to both Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. It's possible that n ...

Is the 'Damn Those Pesky Facts' Quotes Meme Accurate?

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 6, 2022

A meme purported to show eight quotes on the subject of religion from thre ...

Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'Two Enemies of the People are Criminals and Government'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 28, 2022

The alleged quote regards the Constitution's role in protecting individual rights.

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.

Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'Banks and Corporations Will Deprive' People of 'All Property'?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Dec. 8, 2008

Given the fear and uncertainty engendered by the economy, it was only a matter of time until som ...

Did Thomas Jefferson Advise Carrying a Gun While Exercising to Ensure Mental and Physical Wellness?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 25, 2012

"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun," the form ...

Did Thomas Jefferson Say Religious Institutions 'Undermine All Our Civil Rights'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

June 28, 2022

We looked into the history of a quote attributed to Jefferson on the subjects of religious insti ...

Was This the Original Mount Rushmore Design Before Funding Ran Out?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Jan. 16, 2022

Initial designs showed the four presidents in their suits.

Jefferson and Reagan Were Alive During Harriet Tubman's Life

Written by: Jordan Liles

June 3, 2021

A TikTok video asked viewers to "stop saying everything was 400 years ago."

Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'The Government Will One Day Be Corrupt and Filled With Liars'?

Written by: David Emery

May 10, 2019

Finally, something on which the political left and right agree!

What Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thomas Jefferson Say About the Constitution?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 12, 2018

An out-of-context, incomplete sentence and an apocryphal quotation do not make for an informativ ...

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 ...

Thomas Jefferson on Gun Rights

Written by: Dan Evon

June 22, 2016

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