Otto von Bismarck Quotes

Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.

Never believe anything until it's officially denied.

I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see.

I never believe anything in the world of entertainment until it actually happens and the check clears the bank.

When you're in the middle of a rumor storm, your two choices are not very good .... And there are some Americans who will believe that where there's smoke there's fire.

I should never go with rumors because they're often not correct.

A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.

Now that he has disavowed as outright lies many of the stories he told himself, it's hard to know what to make of those who still insist that David Brock had it right the first time.

I just don't buy the tabloids.

We must combat misinformation that is being spread.

If I signed it that is the way it really happened. I don't know of any individuals who are saying anything different. I have no idea what is going on with that.

Fact-checking can wreak havoc on Chinese political mythology.

If you ever want to get the facts straight about me or the Batman, please write to the original source, myself, for the truth, instead of second guessing.

If enough things that are untrue are said about you, no one will know what really is true.

I have a rule in research: The third time you hear something, it's generally true.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

A proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts.

We live in a world of denial, and we don't know what the truth is anymore.

Someone once told me to believe 5 percent of what everybody tells you.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it

I was taught that newspapers were supposed to find out if rumors were true, and if not, not print them.

Be it true or false, so it be news.

In my opinion, it helps enormously to know why something is true, rather than being told it is true, for why should you believe me? Never believe anything on the authority of a single person but seek confirmation — and reason is the best confirmation

I don't want to defend rumors. It's certainly nothing new. The only development in recent years is the [lower] threshold at which news organizations will print rumors.