Jim Carrey ‘Solitude is Dangerous’ Quote
A quote attributed to Jim Carrey about the “addictive” nature of solitude has circulated as a meme for years.
A quote attributed to Jim Carrey about the “addictive” nature of solitude has circulated as a meme for years.
A meme claims the actor said “Words are energy and cast spells, that’s why it’s called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself and you can change your life.”
Once again, it looks like an observation apparently first made by a woman was later attributed to a famous man to make a quote more shareable.
A long-circulating musing attributed to Sigmund Freud addresses diagnosing oneself with “depression or low-self esteem,” should one be surrounded by unpleasant or taxing people.
A popular and long-circulating Facebook post about lost letters by Albert Einstein on the Theory of Relativity and love was inspiring — and utterly contradicted the little known about his daughter’s life.
Posts of a famous quote about schadenfreude were quickly followed by discussions around who actually uttered (or wrote) it.
Like Tim Allen, Dave Ramsey is often accused of writing political screeds on Facebook — in this case, a treatise on “Joe Biden’s tax plan.”
Once again, a suspiciously sourceless, wounded lover quote attributed to Frida Kahlo is circulating on social media — with no evidence she ever wrote any such poem.
In mid-2020, the quote “I don’t know how to explain to you you should care for other people” was attributed to Dr. Anthony Fauci, not its actual originator Lauren Morrill.
Viral missives rail about the ills of a cashless society, but they didn’t start to spread until the financial commentator’s name was attached.