Have you seen that Mark Twain quote about fools who believe lies? The quote has gone viral on Twitter, but Twain never actually said it. And that’s kind of funny, when you consider Twitter CEO ...

Mark Twain quotes are revered for their wisdom, just like MLK quotes. Born Samuel Clemens, Twain was a very successful writer, publishing American classics like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in ...

On Nov. 2, 2022, we received an email from a reader who attached a quote meme and asked if it's true that author Mark Twain once said, "The truth has no defense against a fool determined to ...

Multiple points of data, all spelled out below, show that mentions of this quote with Twain's name appeared to be born on the internet during or prior to the year 2012. On Oct. 30, 2023, the ...

Before I get into why, I should give the usual disclaimer about the attribution of this quote. Like many famous sayings, it’s unclear if Mark Twain actually originated it or just borrowed the ...

Actually, he celebrated it. Robert Hirst has been tracking Mark Twain quotes for 30 years, and he keeps a list of the fake ones. A bogus quotation that’s been circulating on Facebook recently ...

A post (here) with more than 40,000 likes at the time of publishing includes the quote which reads, “The truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie. – Mark Twain.” ...