Mark Twain Falsely Credited With Quote About Reading ‘Some obituaries with great pleasure’

The claim: American author Mark Twain once said or wrote, “I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” The quote, which appeared to have first circulated in this exact form and with attribution to Twain in 2011, likely originated as a misquotation and misattribution of a 1932 quote […]

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know”?

According to a rumor that has circulated online for years, novelist Ernest Hemingway once wrote: “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” For example, on Nov. 12, 2025, a TikTok user shared the quote as part of a photo post showing a piano, accompanied by German-born British composer Max Richter’s famous piece, […]

Stephen Colbert Quote About United States Being ‘Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor’?

An alleged quote attributed to late night TV host Stephen Colbert circulated on social media in late July and early August 2025, purporting that the comedian made a cutting remark about the state of Christianity in the United States. The quote has been shared on social media for years, as evidenced by a post on […]