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2025-06-04 00:43:13 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
The quote “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it” is often misattributed to George Orwell. It was actually coined by writer Selwyn Duke in 2009. Orwell never said it. https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/quote-misattributed-to-george-orwell-about-society-drifting-from-the-truth-conti-idUSL1N2SU1K1/
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- The quote “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it” is often misattributed to George Orwell. It was actually coined by writer Selwyn Duke in 2009. Orwell never said it. https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/quote-misattributed-to-george-orwell-about-society-drifting-from-the-truth-conti-idUSL1N2SU1K1/