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You can fool some of the people all of the time. Lara Trump’s Republican convention speech hinged on a “quote” from Abraham Lincoln that went over well with her audience Wednesday night. Trouble is, ...
The claim: Abraham Lincoln said, 'Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness' Multiple quotation websites — like AZ Quotes and Quotes Pond — claim that President Abraham ...
Anyone who's been online in their lifetime has probably heard the adage, "Don't believe everything you read on the internet." But apparently not Lara Trump. Even before this age of rampant ...
WASHINGTON -- The Twitter account of the Republican National Committee has removed a tweet that included a quote wrongly attributed to Abraham Lincoln. The tweet celebrating Lincoln's birthday was ...
This year, Presidents' Day is on February 17, 2025. And while it also happens to be a date closer to George Washington's birthday (Feb. 22), it's a day that we, as Americans, commemorate all of our ...
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A quote falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln saying that America will be destroyed from the inside not the outside is circulating online. Several Lincoln scholars confirmed to Reuters that this quote ...
It's unclear exactly who first uttered the saying, which has appeared in a few different wordings since the 1940s. The earliest source we could potentially attach a name to is a 1947 advertisement for ...
The claim: A quote by Abraham Lincoln warned Americans that their freedoms would be undone by domestic threats and not from a foreign invasion A June 24 Facebook post attributed an alert to America's ...
Whenever there is a time of crisis and uncertainty in America, one thing is certain: Abraham Lincoln is going to get quoted—a lot. In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and ...
The claim: Abraham Lincoln said, 'Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness' Multiple quotation websites — like AZ Quotes and Quotes Pond — claim that President Abraham ...