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In reply to the discussion: Please do NOT post quotes here UNLESS you check them first, if you didn't find them from a reliable source. [View all]LisaM
(29,178 posts)36. Yeah, there are often fake F. Scott Fitzgerald quotes for some reason.
I can spot them instantly because they aren't as beautifully written as anything by Fitzgerald. But they persist.
The problem with correcting people is that I don't want to embarrass people I like who posted it in good faith, and if I don't like the person, then I risk getting caught up in a pointless internet argument. So it's lose lose.
But just for the record, a good chunk of the quotes attributed to Fitzgerald online aren't his, or they are incomplete or wildly out of context.
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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
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
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
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
Generally double-check source links when they're on a newsfeed like MSN. Go back to the
allegorical oracle
Apr 14
#20
I honestly don't like the idea of knowingly attributing things to him that he didn't say.
ShazzieB
Apr 15
#68
I wish they did, but not everyone has put a quote in quotemarks to search. And since some people
highplainsdem
Apr 14
#32
We should hold DU posters to the kind of journalistic standards we all agree are desirable.
Martin68
Apr 14
#25
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
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
I appreciate your deleting it, but I'm confused by your saying you "thought it was a funny joke."
highplainsdem
Apr 14
#54
Donald Trump: "I like to fuck animals and small children, if I can get it up"
Jack Valentino
Apr 15
#66