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13. True, as an important person once said. . .

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Mon Apr 14, 2025, 10:54 AM

Apr 14

It was on the internets, and it has words next to a picture, so it must be true

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Please do NOT post quotes here UNLESS you check them first, if you didn't find them from a reliable source. [View all] highplainsdem Apr 14 OP

Thank you! Too much sloppiness, assumptions that things are true Ocelot II Apr 14 #1

Thanks. I knew immediately it wasn't from Martha. sinkingfeeling Apr 14 #2

me too. mopinko Apr 14 #6

YES!!!! ☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼 Maru Kitteh Apr 14 #3

Please post a list of "reliable sources" gab13by13 Apr 14 #4

Memes from social media are *not* reliable sources. Ocelot II Apr 14 #7

Anything from Social media should be taken with a grain of salt. gab13by13 Apr 14 #10

Agreed, and the way Hartmann, Sanders, AOC etc FoxNewsSucks Apr 14 #17

👏👏👏🤜🤛 Traildogbob Apr 14 #37

i'll take corporate media over a Russian asset any day. Answering to shareholders just isn't as bad as answering to Vlad thebigidea Apr 14 #43

Amazing! And on a thread about authenticating statements. . . . FoxNewsSucks Apr 14 #44

"Anything from Social media should be taken with a grain of salt." OldBaldy1701E Apr 14 #56

Democratic Congressman Sean Casten, murielm99 Apr 14 #53

Go, Sean! ShazzieB Apr 15 #64

It was in response to reply number 10, murielm99 Apr 15 #72

Oh, I see what you mean now! ShazzieB Apr 15 #75

When I first joined DU, just stating an opinion was more enough. The response you would get if you didn't back up your Iris Apr 15 #71

And that's fine, as long as it's clear that it's our opinion. Mister Ed Apr 14 #8

Thank you! Much needed reminder. Ninga Apr 14 #5

+1 - It's gotten so bad everywhere. DU seems to be great in comparison. Oneironaut Apr 14 #9

There's a thing called confirmation bias and everyone is susceptible to it. Ocelot II Apr 14 #21

Yes. It sort of reminds me of a famous fake quote rollin74 Apr 14 #11

You mean I really shouldn't believe COL Mustard Apr 14 #14

But if you don't believe the quote... Shipwack Apr 14 #31

You can agree with it without believing Lincoln said it. soldierant Apr 14 #58

Exactly! ShazzieB Apr 15 #65

The Internet? The only Lincoln quote I ever see is the one about... dchill Apr 14 #35

I've seen that quote, too, but it wasn't attributed to Lincoln. 😁 ShazzieB Apr 15 #67

Actually, they were - invented between 1801 and 1808... dchill Apr 15 #73

Well, for what it's worth... ShazzieB Apr 15 #76

I'll bet she would have said it if she'd thought of it first! FoxNewsSucks Apr 14 #19

She told The Guardian that she wouldn't say that (the quote) in a million years. sl8 Apr 14 #26

Especially if the quote looks sensational. If it is a bit hard to believe absolutely be sure to check it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 14 #12

True, as an important person once said. . . FoxNewsSucks Apr 14 #13

And it looks like COL Mustard Apr 14 #16

That counts as verification, doesn't it? FoxNewsSucks Apr 14 #18

Damn it, I miss all the fun. William769 Apr 14 #15

Generally double-check source links when they're on a newsfeed like MSN. Go back to the allegorical oracle Apr 14 #20

Can DJT be exempted. The real shit is way worse than one could make up. twodogsbarking Apr 14 #22

I honestly don't like the idea of knowingly attributing things to him that he didn't say. ShazzieB Apr 15 #68

Thank you Mr.Bee Apr 14 #23

I wish they did, but not everyone has put a quote in quotemarks to search. And since some people highplainsdem Apr 14 #32

highplainsdem......... Upthevibe Apr 14 #24

We should hold DU posters to the kind of journalistic standards we all agree are desirable. Martin68 Apr 14 #25

K&R G_j Apr 14 #27

Or note it as satire SheltieLover Apr 14 #28

Here's a quote: AverageOldGuy Apr 14 #29

That is not a quote! BidenRocks Apr 14 #42

. MorbidButterflyTat Apr 14 #60

Google it. There's a lot of argument as to who first said it, and most of the candidates didn't use those exact words.nt eppur_se_muova Apr 14 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Apr 14 #30

Is this sarcasm???? If not, what are you saying????? nt LAS14 Apr 14 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Apr 14 #48

So we can't disapprove of behavior unless there's a DU rule against it????? LAS14 Apr 14 #49

I'm with you. ShazzieB Apr 15 #69

Owner here EarlG Apr 14 #52

Yes, as Mark Twain said: SCantiGOP Apr 14 #33

It's often attributed to Lincoln. 👍 Dave Bowman Apr 15 #70

Yes Yes Haru Apr 14 #34

Yeah, there are often fake F. Scott Fitzgerald quotes for some reason. LisaM Apr 14 #36

You can correct politely, with understanding about how it could happen. That's... LAS14 Apr 14 #46

Thank you, thank you, thank you. lamp_shade Apr 14 #38

AGREED... DU has been full of delusional doodoo lately. It's sad because DU is as it's best when it's educational. WarGamer Apr 14 #39

Absolutely... johnnyplankton Apr 14 #40

My wife and I were discussing the fall of the United States and agreed that... NNadir Apr 14 #41

DU should be a petrie dish for how to identify fake news. We need to learn and... LAS14 Apr 14 #45

People tend to readily accept that which supports their world view Kaleva Apr 14 #50

Mea Culpa - post deleted jmbar2 Apr 14 #51

I appreciate your deleting it, but I'm confused by your saying you "thought it was a funny joke." highplainsdem Apr 14 #54

Seriously, it's gotten so bad I can't just trust the DU post-titles Hekate Apr 14 #55

Indeed, it is why I haven't changed my signature line in 20 years. DFW Apr 14 #57

One good source about this topic: Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 14 #61

As Benjamin Franklin said, ..... Shoonra Apr 14 #62

It also ForgedCrank Apr 14 #63

Donald Trump: "I like to fuck animals and small children, if I can get it up" Jack Valentino Apr 15 #66

There are times when we are all just being conversational in a thread. Prairie_Seagull Apr 15 #74

Shouldn't that apply to every news story too? MichMan Apr 15 #77

A lot of polls are posted here, gab13by13 Apr 15 #78