James Gleick Quotes

You don't want to believe everything you read on the Internet.

If it's on the Internet, then it's gotta be true.

Unfortunately, often found next to things that are true are an enormous number of things that are not - in websites, videos, books and on social media.

There is so much unreliable information on the internet and in the media.

People rely on Wikipedia, and a lot of it is wrong. But because there it is on the Internet, they assume it's right. Rumor gets printed as fact. We may have lost our critical facility as a nation.

One of the problems with the Internet is that a lot of times it is inaccurate.

You shouldn't presume that all quotes that are in a magazine or a newspaper are accurate.

False history gets made all day, any day, the truth of the new is never on the news.

Wikipedia is so dangerous.

You can't trust the internet.

Don't believe everything you see on VH1.

I think it's weird that the news cedes so much ground to Wikipedia. That isn't true in other informational sectors.

In the world of the Internet, there are many falsehoods. Anyone can write stuff on Wikipedia, and it doesn't have to be true.

Dear Internet: You are very good at spreading rumors. Truth is more valuable and much harder to come by.

I think the large part of the function of the Internet is it is archival. It's unreliable to the extent that word on the street is unreliable. It's no more unreliable than that. You can find the truth on the street if you work at it. I don't think of the Internet or the virtual as being inherently inferior to the so-called real.

Regardless of what is on the Internet, I'm actually only 29 years old - and holding.

I do Google myself. Not that often, though, and the stories are always rubbish.

Don't believe anything you read on Wikipedia!

When people talk about fake news, you know, a lot of folks just roll their eyes, like 'Oh, you know, whatever; people will figure it out.' The truth is, they don't always figure it out.

If it's on the Internet, it's real!

Don't take advice you see on the Internet too seriously!

Speculation replaces fact. It's very easy to see news outlets running with information that is unconfirmed or erroneous.

It's irresponsible to put uncorroborated information on the Internet.

Yes, there is a ton of information on the web, but much of it is egregiously inaccurate, unedited, unattributed and juvenile.

It's important to get the facts straight, a lot of information out there isn't right.