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2024-06-01 01:55:46 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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The quote shown in the picture (“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.”) is misattributed to George Orwell. It was coined by the contemporary writer Selwyn Duke (x.com/SelwynDuke). https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2SU1K1/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-orwell-drift-from-truth/ https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/top-10-fake-george-orwell-quotations-b2162185.html
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