Articles Index

'It's Not the People Who Vote that Count; It's the People Who Count the Votes'
Did Soviet dictator Josef Stalin once say 'It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes'?

Why English Teachers Die Young
A list of fractured similes and metaphors allegedly found in high school essays by English teachers from across the country.

'Where Thieves and Pimps Run Free'
In which we attempt to nail down the source of a quotation attributed to Hunter S. Thompson and determine which of the many versions - if any - is authentic.

Let Them Eat Cake; er, Brioche. Oh, Nevermind...
Say what you will about her, Marie Antoinette never actually uttered the words 'Let them eat cake.'

Jay Leno Hits the Nail on the Head
Article attributed to Tonight Show host Jay Leno labels the majority of Americans 'ungrateful, spoiled brats' for saying they're unhappy with the current direction of the country.

Sunscreen Spill on the Misinformation Superhighway
The commencement address that Kurt Vonnegut never gave...

Hugh Downs: Obama Will Lose
Circulating online, an op-ed piece falsely attributed to Hugh Downs predicts Barack Obama will lose the 2008 presidential election because he is a 'flake.'

Are You SURE 'Mr. Gorsky' Was a Hoax?
A reader writes: 'I absolutely recall hearing these comments on the radio, in 1995, as told by Armstrong following the press conference. Either what I heard was an audio hoax, he was just kidding, or it is the truth. Are you SURE it was a hoax?'

Thomas Sowell on the Presidential Candidates
Bigoted, poorly written email rant attributed to conservative black columnist Thomas Sowell trashes Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Olympic Bloopers
A list of alleged 'Olympic Bloopers' or 'Sports Bloopers' - verbal gaffes supposedly committed by TV sportscasters during the most recent Olympic Games.

Paul Harvey on Prayer
Emailed essay attributed to Paul Harvey defends Christian prayers at public events: 'I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations.'

Michael Richards' Self Defense
Circulating via email, a racist rant purportedly delivered by actor/comedian Michael Richards as his 'defense speech in court' for shouting racial epithets at black audience members during a 2006 incident at an L.A. comedy club

Julius Caesar: 'Beware the Leader Who Bangs the Drums of War...'
Caesar didn't say it, Shakespeare didn't write it, but everyone's quoting it: 'Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword...'

Did Nostradamus Predict a 2006 World Cup Win for Spain?
Did 16th-century astrologer Nostradamus pen a quatrain predicting that Spain would win the World Cup in 2006?