Sun Tzu ‘Rule Over Ashes’ Quote
What sounded like an eerily prescient quote by a Chinese military philosopher about a wish to “rule over the ashes” spread virally in March 2023.
social media misquotes
Nikola Tesla: ‘You Will Live To See Man-Made Horrors Beyond Your Comprehension’ Quote
A quote about “man-made horrors beyond your comprehension” is cyclically popular on Reddit.
Did Nikola Tesla Say ‘When You Understand That Every Opinion Is a Vision Full of Personal History …’
” … you will begin to understand that every judgment is a confession”?
‘Any Sitting Senator Who Won’t Comply With a Subpoena Shouldn’t Be a Sitting Senator Anymore’ Lindsey Graham Meme
A misleadingly cropped meme implied that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) said that “any sitting senator who won’t comply with a subpoena shouldn’t be a senator anymore.”
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.
Did Mark Twain Say ‘The Truth Has No Defense Against a Fool Determined to Believe a Lie’?
Ironically, there’s no evidence Twain said that truth was defenseless against deliberate ignorance.
Keanu Reeves: ‘To Me, Nature Is a Place Where You Retreat Whenever You Feel Exhausted or Sad …’
More “deep thoughts” attached to celebrities are circulating.
Bob Marley ‘I Wish We Were All Hippies’ Quote
A viral Facebook quote has been attributed to Bob Marley since at least 2011, but there’s no evidence Marley ever said he wished “we were all hippies.”
‘I’ve Never Killed a Man, But I Have Read Some Obituaries with Great Pleasure’ Quote Origin
Posts of a famous quote about schadenfreude were quickly followed by discussions around who actually uttered (or wrote) it.