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19 Kamala Harris quotes we've examined that were made-up or misrepresented

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Nur Ibrahim
March 22, 2026 The former U.S. vice president has frequently been misquoted and targeted by parodies of her uni ...
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'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings said he'd vote for 2028 candidate who would prosecute Trump 'regime'

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Joey Esposito
Jan. 9, 2026 The game show champion-turned-host has been known for controversial social media statements in t ...
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Pope Francis once said, 'I like to think of hell as being empty'?

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Nur Ibrahim
April 27, 2025 The first Latin American pontiff died on April 21, 2025.
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No, Trump didn't say he 'should be the pope'

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Joey Esposito
April 23, 2025 Claims of Trump's alleged statement circulated on social media following the death of Pope Franc ...
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No, Winston Churchill didn't say this quote about Muslims and minority rights

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Alex Kasprak
Feb. 17, 2025 For years, people have wrongly attributed this quote to the former British prime minister.
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Did MLK Say 'Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness; Only Light Can Do That'?

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Taija PerryCook
Jan. 21, 2024 The late Rev. King is frequently misquoted on the internet, and, as always, we're here to clear ...
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Did Martin Luther King Jr. Say 'Our Lives Begin To End the Day We Become Silent'?

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David Emery
Jan. 15, 2024 "A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right," King said in 1965.
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Did 90-Year-Old William Shatner Say This About Going to Space?

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Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 27, 2023 Known for his role as Captain Kirk on “Star Trek,” the actor went into space for real in 2021.
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Bill Clinton Said Republicans Are 'Simple' and Want Americans To Be 'Miserable'?

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Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 2, 2023 The former U.S. president allegedly made the remarks at a campaign rally for Democratic House ca ...
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Did Donald Trump Call Himself the 'Second Coming of God,' the 'Chosen One' or the 'King of Israel'?

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Dan MacGuill
Aug. 22, 2019 Multiple internet memes and news reports played off comments the 45th president made in a series ...
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Did Zelenskyy Say He Would 'Exchange' Belgorod for NATO Membership?

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Alex Kasprak
Aug. 22, 2023 The border city of Belgorod has been in Russian hands for over a century.
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Did Trump Say Republicans Are the Dumbest Group of Voters?

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Kim LaCapria
Oct. 16, 2015 Donald Trump supposedly proclaimed in a 1998 People magazine interview that Republicans are the ...
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Did Donald Trump Ask for 'Retribution by the Courts' in 1989 Newspaper Ad?

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Damakant Jayshi
April 5, 2023 He placed ads in four newspapers in 1989 demanding reinstatement of the death penalty after a wo ...
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Did Mark Twain Say 'It's Easier to Fool People Than to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled'?

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Dan Evon
Dec. 29, 2016 While the quote "it's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled" is ...
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Did Stephen Hawking Say Science Has 'Romance and Passion'?

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Sarah Baum
July 22, 2023 The late scientist was known for both his scientific and literary prowess.
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Does a C-SPAN Video Show Joe Biden 'Confessing to Bribery'?

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Bethania Palma
Oct. 9, 2019 The U.S. may have pushed for the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor, but not for the reasons impli ...
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LBJ

Did Lyndon B. Johnson Say This About The 'Lowest White Man' and 'Best Colored Man'?

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David Emery
Aug. 23, 2016 President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who grew up in the South and understood the politics of racism ...
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did barack obama say we need full-blown gov’t censorship to eradicate independent media?

Did Obama Say, 'We Need Full-Blown Gov't Censorship To Eradicate Independent Media'?

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David Emery
May 29, 2023 The quote appeared in the headline of an article that contains no evidence that the former presi ...
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Did Trump Issue Mother's Day Message About 'Radical Left Fascists, Marxists, and Communists'?

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Damakant Jayshi
May 15, 2023 The former president issued the message on Mother's Day to "Mothers, Wives and Lovers of the Rad ...
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A white man sits in a rocking chair. Towards the bottom of the picture, it says, ""We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people." The quote is attributed to John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Did JFK Say Americans Could Be Entrusted with 'Unpleasant Facts'?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 14, 2023 We found various social media posts about the quote over the past few years.
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