Internet quotes are never misattributed
November 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Internet quotes are never misattributed
Misattributed Walt quotes aside, this school rocks.
November 4, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Misattributed Walt quotes aside, this school rocks.
oh god help me I just saw a man I adore call mediocre white men "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" like that misattributed quote about socialism im cryingggggg
November 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
oh god help me I just saw a man I adore call mediocre white men "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" like that misattributed quote about socialism im cryingggggg
#AcademicSky
There are so many false or misattributed quotations online!
Where do YOU go to verify or learn about quotations?
There are so many false or misattributed quotations online!
Where do YOU go to verify or learn about quotations?
November 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
#AcademicSky
There are so many false or misattributed quotations online!
Where do YOU go to verify or learn about quotations?
There are so many false or misattributed quotations online!
Where do YOU go to verify or learn about quotations?
Yeah, definitely relieved in the UK. I guess the old maxim (misattributed to Churchill)
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing—after they've tried everything else.”
is being proven.
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing—after they've tried everything else.”
is being proven.
November 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Yeah, definitely relieved in the UK. I guess the old maxim (misattributed to Churchill)
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing—after they've tried everything else.”
is being proven.
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing—after they've tried everything else.”
is being proven.
Slippery Tory (an American) on BBC #wato refuses to blame Trump for higher fuel prices, tries to blame Labour - Sarah Montague doesn't challenge her... '2018, Montague misattributed Electoral Commission findings that Vote Leave broke the law in 2016 referendum, protecting several Tory ministers'
November 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Slippery Tory (an American) on BBC #wato refuses to blame Trump for higher fuel prices, tries to blame Labour - Sarah Montague doesn't challenge her... '2018, Montague misattributed Electoral Commission findings that Vote Leave broke the law in 2016 referendum, protecting several Tory ministers'
A quote misattributed to Tony Benn says it best. "The way a government treats refugees is very instructive because it shows you how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it."
November 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
A quote misattributed to Tony Benn says it best. "The way a government treats refugees is very instructive because it shows you how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it."
You can read an excerpt about her from my book Uncredited: Women’s Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work at www.infinite-women.com/women/mary-s...
November 5, 2026 at 5:45 AM
You can read an excerpt about her from my book Uncredited: Women’s Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work at www.infinite-women.com/women/mary-s...
it's nitpicky and surely others have commented on it, but the VERY FIRST line in this piece is the misattributed quotation about mathematicians, coffee, and theorems. this was said by Alfred Renyi. not Erdos!
November 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
it's nitpicky and surely others have commented on it, but the VERY FIRST line in this piece is the misattributed quotation about mathematicians, coffee, and theorems. this was said by Alfred Renyi. not Erdos!
I keep thinking about how that stupid quote “if you want to know who rules over you, just look at who you aren’t allowed to criticize”, usually misattributed to Voltaire, just isn’t fucking true at all, but how it *sounds* true, has true *vibes*, and how weird and scary it is that nonsense can…
October 31, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I keep thinking about how that stupid quote “if you want to know who rules over you, just look at who you aren’t allowed to criticize”, usually misattributed to Voltaire, just isn’t fucking true at all, but how it *sounds* true, has true *vibes*, and how weird and scary it is that nonsense can…
This is what we are known for, there's even a misattributed quote from Churchill about it
November 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This is what we are known for, there's even a misattributed quote from Churchill about it
The majority in this graph voted republican, and there is no source. I think this is misattributed.
November 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The majority in this graph voted republican, and there is no source. I think this is misattributed.
This quote from Schechter's book My Brain is Open doesn't address whether/how often Erdős said it, but points out that it is often misattributed to him.
November 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
This quote from Schechter's book My Brain is Open doesn't address whether/how often Erdős said it, but points out that it is often misattributed to him.
I had to do everything myself as per usual but I just cant make myself give a fuck anymore. I dont even work tomorrow. Why do I care so much. If the credit gets misattributed too im like genuinely who cares. I know what I did. I know my value. Blow this whole fucking building up
November 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I had to do everything myself as per usual but I just cant make myself give a fuck anymore. I dont even work tomorrow. Why do I care so much. If the credit gets misattributed too im like genuinely who cares. I know what I did. I know my value. Blow this whole fucking building up
Amazon's Bee Frontier wearable misattributed speakers, invented facts and unintentionally recorded a therapy session during weeks of testing
My therapist thinks I should chuck the Amazon Bee Frontier out a window
Filtering conversations and memories through AI is a reality-bending lesson in why intelligence can’t replace wisdom.
www.theverge.com
November 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Amazon's Bee Frontier wearable misattributed speakers, invented facts and unintentionally recorded a therapy session during weeks of testing
Nicht ganz Mark Twain.
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"Geschichte wiederholt sich nicht, aber sie reimt sich." Mark Twain (angeblich)
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November 2, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Nicht ganz Mark Twain.
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Darkly funny fact is that the misattributed quotation is actually the invention of a white nationalist named Kevin Alfred Strom, himself convicted of possessing CSAM.
November 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Darkly funny fact is that the misattributed quotation is actually the invention of a white nationalist named Kevin Alfred Strom, himself convicted of possessing CSAM.
Symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, and joint pain are frequently misattributed to "lifestyle inflammation"
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November 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, and joint pain are frequently misattributed to "lifestyle inflammation"
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I think they can't be alone with themselves because their internal voices are causing most of the pain.
They constantly blame the pain on others. "You victimized me."
Then retaliate and harm others as retribution for pain they've already misattributed to the wrong source.
They constantly blame the pain on others. "You victimized me."
Then retaliate and harm others as retribution for pain they've already misattributed to the wrong source.
November 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I think they can't be alone with themselves because their internal voices are causing most of the pain.
They constantly blame the pain on others. "You victimized me."
Then retaliate and harm others as retribution for pain they've already misattributed to the wrong source.
They constantly blame the pain on others. "You victimized me."
Then retaliate and harm others as retribution for pain they've already misattributed to the wrong source.
The definition of insanity is assuming Einstein came up with the definition of insanity.
"The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, lists the saying under its "Misattributed to Einstein" section."
"The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, lists the saying under its "Misattributed to Einstein" section."
November 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The definition of insanity is assuming Einstein came up with the definition of insanity.
"The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, lists the saying under its "Misattributed to Einstein" section."
"The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, lists the saying under its "Misattributed to Einstein" section."
The conductor of the recording doesn't know. Holst was frequently overworked to exhaustion so entirely plausible he misattributed it in his notes (another movement used a tune form that 1859 book).
November 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The conductor of the recording doesn't know. Holst was frequently overworked to exhaustion so entirely plausible he misattributed it in his notes (another movement used a tune form that 1859 book).
The policy runs through the Oval Office: the lights dimmed on the president's order to play President Ramaphosa a "white genocide" video that included misattributed footage, and Afrikaners granted refugee status while the general refugee program stayed shut down.
November 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The policy runs through the Oval Office: the lights dimmed on the president's order to play President Ramaphosa a "white genocide" video that included misattributed footage, and Afrikaners granted refugee status while the general refugee program stayed shut down.
There’s a “letter”, misattributed to a professor at UVA, directed at cosplay christian mouthpiece, Laura Schlesinger, that goes down the litany of “offenses” listed in Leviticus which are utterly ignored by the Rightwing homophobes.
It was paraphrased by Martin Sheen’s character in The West Wing.
It was paraphrased by Martin Sheen’s character in The West Wing.
October 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
There’s a “letter”, misattributed to a professor at UVA, directed at cosplay christian mouthpiece, Laura Schlesinger, that goes down the litany of “offenses” listed in Leviticus which are utterly ignored by the Rightwing homophobes.
It was paraphrased by Martin Sheen’s character in The West Wing.
It was paraphrased by Martin Sheen’s character in The West Wing.
🧠 Trivia Time!
Which US President is most associated with the phrase "You're fired!" often misattributed from his reality TV show?
Options:
1. George W. Bush
2. Donald Trump
3. Bill Clinton
4. Barack Obama
Reply with your answer!
Which US President is most associated with the phrase "You're fired!" often misattributed from his reality TV show?
Options:
1. George W. Bush
2. Donald Trump
3. Bill Clinton
4. Barack Obama
Reply with your answer!
November 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
🧠 Trivia Time!
Which US President is most associated with the phrase "You're fired!" often misattributed from his reality TV show?
Options:
1. George W. Bush
2. Donald Trump
3. Bill Clinton
4. Barack Obama
Reply with your answer!
Which US President is most associated with the phrase "You're fired!" often misattributed from his reality TV show?
Options:
1. George W. Bush
2. Donald Trump
3. Bill Clinton
4. Barack Obama
Reply with your answer!
Oh and the quote is always misattributed to a French man who also hated Jews.
October 28, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Oh and the quote is always misattributed to a French man who also hated Jews.