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2024-04-30 00:34:57 UTC - HELPFUL
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This is not a real George Orwell quote. The Orwell Society and The Orwell Foundation confirmed that this quote does not belong to the English writer. This quote does not appear in Orwell’s writings. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN2AT2VR/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/03/03/fact-check-george-orwell-misquoted-corrupt-politcians-meme/6838257002/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-orwell-people-accomplices/ https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/top-10-fake-george-orwell-quotations-b2162185.html
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