Eisenhower said ‘Every gun that is made’ signifies ‘a theft from those who hunger and are not fed’?

In mid-June 2025, a rumour circulated on Facebook claiming former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” For example, Robert Reich, […]

Did John F. Kennedy say Americans Could Be Entrusted with ‘Unpleasant Facts’

Over the years, social media users have shared a statement about entrusting Americans with “unpleasant facts” purportedly spoken by former President John F. Kennedy. The posts alleged that former President John F. Kennedy had said: “We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For […]

Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, penned the ‘death and taxes’ Quote

The quote pertaining nothing being certain in life except death and taxes has recently been attached to ads for life insurance, and jokes circulated on social media Did Benjamin Franklin Pen the famous ‘Death and Taxes’ Quote? Claim – Franklin once wrote, “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be […]