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2023-07-27 16:13:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9F3480F1A63EED13E60FE1E197087D46CBF41B0F75B419D1D2502EABBAF6E0B6
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Kennedy uses a quote that is NOT a George Orwell quote. It's a quote dating back to a 2009 opinion piece has been repeatedly misattributed to British writer George Orwell. The quote is by conservative writer Selwyn Duke. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/top-10-fake-george-orwell-quotations-b2162185.html https://www.setquotes.com/the-further-a-society-drifts-from-the-truth-the-more-it-will-hate-those-that-speak-it/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-orwell-drift-from-truth/ https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-driftingtruth-notorwell-idUSL1N2SU1K1
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