copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Claims that founding father John Adams once said, "In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-21)
Evidence (2012-02-11): John Adams (portrait above) was the great grandson of Thomas Boylston who was born 1615 in French, Kent, England. At age 20, Thomas sailed from London on the ship "Defence" and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts on 8 October 1635. He settled in nearby Watertown, in the colony of Massachusetts, and died there in 1653. Thomas Boylston was my 10th great grandfather. John Adams (great grandson of Thomas Boylston) became the--Second President of the United States from 1797 to 1801. President Adams was born on 30 Oct 1735 (19 Oct 1735 O.S. Julian Calendar) in Braintree, Massachusetts. He died on 04 Jul 1826 in Quincy, Massachusetts. He married Abigail Smith on 24 Feb 1764 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, daughter of William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy. She was born on 23 Nov 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. She died (of Typhoid) on 28 Oct 1818 in Quincy, Massachusetts. President John Adams was my 3rd cousin 8x removed. [...] 1797 to 1801, President Adams built up the US Navy, fought an undeclared war with France, and signed into law the Alien and Sedition Acts (a legal instrument against French actions in America, but it was used by some politicians to silence their political opponents).
Claim: Claims that founding father John Adams once said, "In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-21)
Evidence (2024-08-30): - "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and three or more become a Congress!!" [...] - "Two [useless men] are called a law firm." John Adams was a lawyer — in particular, he was famous for defending the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. [...] - "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and three or more become a Congress!!" This is never, ever, not relevant.
Claim: Claims that founding father John Adams once said, "In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-21)
Evidence (2018-01-18): Nonetheless, Adams was a vociferous member of the Second Continental Congress that in 1776 set about proposing, debating, authoring and ultimately approving the United States of America's Declaration of Independence.
Claim: Claims that founding father John Adams once said, "In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-21)
Evidence (2013-10-01): I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress! [...] We should more accurately attribute it to the play’s book’s author, Peter Stone. What John Adams did not say about Congress, Peter Stone wrote. Such wit deserves proper attribution. [...] Stone’s mention of "law firms" gives away the quote’s origins being much later than Adams — Adams died, as you know, on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. "Law firms" is 20th century language.
Claim: Claims that founding father John Adams once said, "In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-21)
Evidence (2024-10-09): - John Adams: A second flood, a simple famine, plagues of locusts everywhere, or a cataclysmic earthquake, I'd accept with some despair. But no, You sent us Congress! Good God, Sir, was that fair? [...] - John Adams: [scoffs] I have more to do than stand here listening to you quote yourself. [...] - John Adams: [the vote on independence has come down to James Wilson] It would be a pity for a man who's handed down hundreds of wise decisions from the bench to be remembered only for the one unwise decision he made in Congress.
Claim: Claims that founding father John Adams once said, "In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-21)
Evidence (2012-11-15): I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress! [...] What John Adams did not say about Congress, Peter Stone wrote. Such wit deserves proper attribution. Mention of "law firms" gives away the origin’s being much later than Adams’s — Adams died, as you know, on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. "Law firms" is 20th century language.
Claim: Claims that founding father John Adams once said, "In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-21)
Evidence (2018-05-11): John Adams : Most silent man in Congress. I've never heard him utter three sentences together. [...] John Adams : I do believe you've laid a curse on North America / A curse that we here now rehearse in Philadelphia! / A second flood, a simple famine, plagues of locusts everywhere, or a cataclysmic earthquake I'd accept with some despair / But no, you sent us Congress. / Good God, sir, was that fair? / You see, we piddle, twiddle, and resolve, not one damn thing do we solve / Piddle, twiddle, and resolve / Nothing's ever solved / In foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia! [...] John Adams : The opposite of Progress is Congress!
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-04-22): The caption is inaccurate. The video has been digitally altered.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-04-28): Fact check: No, Elon Musk did not claim to be a flat earther on Joe Rogan's podcast The claim: Video shows Elon Musk admitting he is a flat earther [...] - Paris Smaragdis, April 25, Email exchange with USA TODAY - Spotify, Feb. 11, 2021, #1609 - Elon Musk - The Joe Rogan Experience - Spotify, Sept. 7, 2018, #1169 - Elon Musk - The Joe Rogan Experience - PowerfulJRE (YouTube), Feb. 11, 2021, Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Be Making Regular Flights by 2023 - USA TODAY, April 24, Fact check roundup: Proof that the Earth is round - USA TODAY, March 16, Fact check: No, Elon Musk did not tweet that the Earth is flat
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-03-16): FACT CHECK: Did Elon Musk Tweet That The Earth Is Flat? A post on shared on social media purportedly shows a screenshot of a tweet from SpaceX and Twitter CEO Elon Musk saying that the earth is flat. [...] "The world is flat and I can’t get past the firmament!" the alleged tweet reads. "Anyone want to buy SpaceX"
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2017-12-03): The idea that the Earth is flat is nothing new, but the conspiracy theory seems to have gained a bit of extra momentum in recent weeks. [...] But Elon Musk - who knows more than a thing or two about rockets - has posed the obvious question: if Earth is flat, does that mean other planets are as well? The billionaire posted a tweet asking why there was no Flat Mars Society - taking a swipe at the Flat Earth Society which continues to peddle the idea that our planet resembles a pancake.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2017-12-20): In the stew of false information and conspiracy theories that swirls online, perhaps no idea is as flummoxing as the belief in a flat Earth. Flat-earthers believe that the Earth is a flat disc ringed by an ice wall. All those elegant models of a round Earth that perfectly explain seasons, eclipses, sunrises and sunsets? Lies and cover-ups, they say. Pictures of the round Earth from space? Government conspiracies. The fact that you can see ships disappearing hull-first over the curve of the horizon with your own eyes? Well, flat-earthers claim to see something different. [...] Whatever is in the water at the NBA is apparently affecting the cricket world, too. Former English cricketer Freddie Flintoff recently hit the tabloid circuit with his opinion that the Earth is flat, or possibly turnip-shaped (OK, sure). Flintoff discussed his belief on his BBC Radio 5 podcast in November, asking why the water in the ocean doesn't wobble if Earth is hurtling through space. (It's because Earth's rotational speed is basically constant, forgiving an imperceptible slowdown of about 2 milliseconds per century. The oceans move with this constant spin just as a passenger in a car traveling down the highway moves at the same speed as the car. Rotation does cause Earth to bulge at the equator, though, which is why the planet is an obloid shape rather than a perfect sphere.) Flintoff said he got his ideas from listening to a flat-Earth podcast.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2017-11-30): It all began a few days ago when SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent out a very innocent wondering, seemingly aimed at no one, with the question, "Why is there no Flat Mars Society!?" What Musk, and the rest of us, did not expect, however, was the answer that he would receive that same day. With a response that boggles the mind, yet will no doubt live in infamy as one of the most surprising, and unexpected, exchanges witnessed on Twitter, an official response tweeted from the Flat Earth Society simply reads, "Hi Elon, thanks for the question. Unlike the Earth, Mars has been observed to be round. We hope you have a fantastic day!"
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2024-09-27): Elon Musk Says The World Isn't Using The Sun's Energy Enough Because Most People Don't Do The Math: 'All Energy Generation Will Be Solar' Elon Musk, the influential tech entrepreneur, recently emphasized the immense potential of solar energy, citing the Kardashev Scale and simple math to back his claims. [...] This article Elon Musk Says The World Isn't Using The Sun's Energy Enough Because Most People Don't Do The Math: 'All Energy Generation Will Be Solar' originally appeared on Benzinga.com © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-05-01): A video shared on social media purportedly shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claiming belief in the flat earth theory. [...] The Twitter post claims Musk recently appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast and stated his belief in the flat Earth theory. The Twitter post allegedly shows a conversation between podcaster Joe Rogan and Musk. "Elon Musk trying to break the firmament," text over the video reads. "Elon is a Flat Earther." [...] There have been other claims of Musk promoting the flat earth theory. One Twitter user claimed Musk tweeted out the theory, but no such tweet could be found.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2022-05-15): If Your Time is short - There’s no evidence to support the claim that an image depicting Earth being shared among people who wrongly believe the planet is flat was leaked from Elon Musk and NASA. [...] It appeared in this 2018 tweet, this January Quora post, this 2020 blog post claiming the earth is flat, and this undated blog post musing that the earth is neither flat nor a sphere. [...] Climate Feedback, The Earth is a sphere that rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun, contrary to Flat Earth video, Nov. 27, 2020
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-09-11): Posts circulating on social media falsely claim a photo showing the Earth as flat has been leaked from Elon Musk’s SpaceX or NASA. However, the image has been heavily edited. [...] However, there are several clues the image is computer-generated or has been heavily edited and is not a genuine photograph showing the Earth is flat. [...] Full Fact has previously written about other false claims concerning conspiracy theories relating to space and the Earth being flat, including that satellites are fake and that NASA pasted an image of Earth into photos from the moon.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2022-09-06): A video of an astronaut climbing back into a spacecraft is drawing ridicule from Instagram users who believe Earth is flat. [...] "Look at that airtight flap!" a description of the video recently shared on Instagram says. "Go NASA! Space is fake. Research flat earth." [...] The agency also rebutted claims that the earth is flat.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2020-09-23): "A lot of people are turned off by the phrase 'flat earth' ... but there's no way u can see all the evidence and not know ... grow up," he previously tweeted, and then deleted. B.o.B claimed that if the Earth was indeed curved, we would see that curve on the horizon. [...] "All our physics is constructed now, the physics of orbits of things going around the earth is all constructed with this three dimensional world. And the pictures from space show our world as a globe and yet somehow there are some people that still seem to believe the earth is flat."
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2024-05-30): The Earth is not flat, and that is a fact roundly agreed upon by scientists. But a video on Facebook claims to show otherwise. [...] So, what does this video show? Flat-Earth theorists often use selected images from high-altitude videos to show a flat horizon. But even at lower altitudes than claimed in the video, Earth’s curvature is visible. For example, passengers in the retired supersonic Concorde plane, which could travel up to 60,000 feet, could see the Earth’s curvature. The curvature is sometimes visible at 35,000 feet, but that requires views devoid of clouds and a wide field of view, which most passenger airplane windows don’t have. [...] We rate the claim that this footage shows the Earth is flat Pants on Fire!
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2018-02-07): Elon Musk shuts down Flat Earth conspiracy as social media brags [...] Man, the Earth sure does look flat ð #SpaceX pic.twitter.com/xPxgen40rR â Romonjo (@Mondo19xx) February 6, 2018 [...] Lol nice try. We all know the Earth is flat buddy https://t.co/SFmcmR0NGc â PartyAcrossTheStreet (@fullcoarsemeel) February 6, 2018
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-09-22): What do Elon Musk, Space X, the moon landing, the sinking of the Titanic, NASA and UFOs all have in common? Discover how all play a part in the belief that we do NOT live on a round, globe-shaped planet, but in fact live on a long, flat plain. David Weiss of the D.I.T.R.H. YouTube channel returns to explain how extra-terrestrials and UFOs co-exist with this theory, and what or who is preventing this theory from gaining more traction in the mainstream.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2018-02-08): The Flat Earth Society issues statement after Elon Musk launched a car into space [...] But no, the Flat Earth Society has actually issued a statement in the wake of Elon Musk’s successful launch of his Falcon Heavy rocket. [...] Musk previously spoke to the Flat Earth society, who responded to his Tweet asking, ‘Why is there no Flat Mars society?’
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2017-11-30): Flat Earthers to Elon Musk: Mars is round, silly Commentary: In response to a humorous Elon Musk tweet, the Flat Earth Society stuns the world. [...] The Flat Earth Society replied assertively to Musk.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2017-12-04): Droves of people in America continue to decide to believe the planet is flat and stationary. We've already written about how incorrect that is, but we wondered what they thought about other planets in our celestial neighborhood. Are they recognized as spheres or are they, too, supposed to be flat? So we found two Flat Earthers to ask—here's what we learned. [...] Read more: Is the Earth Flat? Why Rapper B.o.B. and Other Celebrities Are So Wrong [...] So far, so good—he even noted later in his message that the number of planets in the universe is still unknown, which the scientists behind planet-hunting projects will surely be pleased to hear. (If you're wondering how Svarrior can believe all planets except his own are round, the account he runs told SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that Mars has been observed to be round, but Earth has not.)
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2024-06-27): Flat Earther claims that everyone on the planet has their own sun flat earthersthe good liarsflat earththe sunflat earthersNov 02, 2023 [...] Flat Earther claims entire continents containing aliens are being kept secret flat earthflat earthersaliensufosconspiracy theoriesconspiracyflat earthAug 07, 2023 [...] UFC fighter claims he can prove that the earth is flat flat earthbryce mitchellconspiracy theoryjoe roganufcflat earthOct 20, 2022
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-09-01): What about other planets? Are they flat too? One individual Weill quotes replied to a question from Elon Musk as to whether Mars is flat by saying "no" because "Mars has been observed to be round" (p. 207). By this, one assumes that "round" means spherical because in F.E. belief a planet could be both flat and round. Or flat and square. Or flat and shaped like a great big New Hampshire. Others do not believe in outer space but that the Sun and stars are on a dome high up in the sky, harkening back to medieval beliefs. More disturbingly, Weill documents the recent development of an overlap between the F.E. movement and QAnon and similar conspiracy theory groups. [...] In the late 1830s he was deeply involved in a failed utopian community. He’s famous in flat Earth circles because of experiments he claimed to have performed in a long straight canal in Bedford, England. It had been known for centuries that as a ship sailed away a viewer would see the ship both get smaller and the lower parts of the ship disappear before the upper parts did, due to the curvature of the planet. Rowbotham claimed that when he stood in the middle of the Bedford Canal ships got smaller as they moved away but he did not see the lower parts vanish sooner than the upper parts. This, he argued, showed that Earth was flat. His claim is still offered as proof that Earth isn’t spherical.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2018-02-07): Now, Elon Musk's private spaceflight company has apparently joined the ranks of the hoaxers and liars, the flat-Earthers say. On Twitter, flat-Earth accounts posted about "FakeX" and insisted that photos of Starman against a round Earth were Photoshopped. On Starman's live YouTube feed, chatters trolled one another with taunts about how the video proved flat-Earthers wrong, or was part of a vast conspiracy, depending on who was doing the trolling — flat-Earth opponents or believers. In the thread following The Flat Earth Society's tweet, the person in charge of the feed referred most challengers to the organization's Wiki page, where members posit that the planet is a flat disk with the North Pole at the center and an ice wall (what most people know as Antarctica) skirting the edge. [...] Some flat-Earth believers are motivated by their interpretations of the Bible as saying the Earth is flat. (The organizer of November's flat-Earth conference is a Christian creationist.) Others simply don't trust anything they can't see with their own eyes. There's a name for this, the Zetetic method,which holds personal sensory experiences above all other forms of information gathering. Starting from this mindset, nothing NASA or Musk releases can be considered trustworthy; only going into space to find the curve with one's own eyes counts.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2024-04-30): The Earth is Flat || Nasa is lying to the World How do we know if NASA is telling the truth? Everything they say people seem to beleive, even Robert Simmon, Data Visualizer and Designer of NASA, admited that the Earth is photoshopped, "It is photoshopped, but It has to be." Looking closely at Earth's pictures you can see there are area's duplicated. NASA even said they lost footage of their journey to he moon, how could they lose something so valuable, coincidence?! In the flat earth, we are surrounded and closed by Antartica. But did you know that there was a contract signed by major countries to not go near Antartica, are they hiding the truth from us?! When taking a picture of the Earth, you cannot fit in the whole thing, so how are we supposed to know if the pictures being sent to us are true? By looking at timezones and flight times between countries you start to feel that the flat Earth theory is true. The United Nations logo has the flat Earth in it, are they hinting at us? Is it time to reveal the truth? Is it time to expose NASA? IS NASA LYING?! IS THE WORLD TRYING TO HIDE THE TRUTH FROM US?! Join the flat earth society today:
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-03-16): The claim: Image shows Elon Musk tweeting that the Earth is flat [...] - Elon Musk, accessed March 16, Search of Elon Musk's tweets containing "the world is flat" - PolitiTweet, accessed March 16, Elon Musk - Business Insider, Dec. 27, 2022, SpaceX history: 13 of the biggest moments for Elon Musk's 20-year-old company - SpaceX, accessed March 16, Mission - Elon Musk, April 5, 2021, Tweet - Elon Musk, Nov. 28, 2017, Tweet - PolitiFact, March 13, Earth is round and Elon Musk didn’t say it was flat - Reuters, March 14, Fact Check-Fabricated Elon Musk tweet claims Earth is flat - Check Your Fact, March 16, Fact check: Did Elon Musk tweet that the Earth is flat?
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2021-11-12): Incidentally, somewhere else that you don't expect to see flat Earth peons is on Elon Musk's Twitter profile – but this is 2017, where logic is about as relevant as witchcraft. Musk, a man known for his cosmic ventures, giant batteries, and curious, pun-filled tweet threads, openly wondered the other day why there isn’t a Flat Mars Society. After all, there’s a Flat Earth Society, whose adherents are just as odd as you’d expect them to be. Is Earth the only planet that’s flat? Well, ladies and gentlemen, we have an enormous, game-changing spoiler for you. The official Twitter account of the Flat Earth Society responded to Musk’s tweet, and they have claimed that Mars, unlike the Earth, is absolutely, definitely round.
Claim: Elon Musk claims the earth is flat (Viral Video, 2023-04-22)
Evidence (2023-03-11): "The world is flat and I can’t get past the firmament!" read what looked like an April 25 tweet from Musk, referring to an unfounded belief that Earth is covered in a dome called the firmament. The tweet then followed up with a question that lacked a question mark: "Anyone want to buy SpaceX," it read. [...] Musk has poked fun at the idea that Earth is flat, tweeting in November 2017: "Why is there no Flat Mars Society!?" [...] We rate claims that Musk tweeted the world is flat False.