copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-26)
Evidence (2021-12-13): Franz Kafka was a philosophical novelist whose name has become eponymously connected with a genre of writing which captures a feeling we have all experienced when struggling against a bureaucratic system where we have no empowerment, filling out a poorly designed government form, or that hopeless situation where we’re expected to do something, but lack the information, authority, or autonomy to act. The term ‘Kafkaesque’ refers to that nauseous and belittling sinking feeling that leaves us diminished, lost and hopeless when dealing with an unseen malevolent bureaucracy. [...] Drawing from the work of Franz Kafka, Anne Rice advises "Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly" — I’ll be keeping this advice in mind when publishing my notes here.
Claim: Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-26)
Evidence (2024-10-01): Start by following Franz Kafka.
Claim: Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-26)
Evidence (2023-04-11): Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer based in Prague, who is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic.
Claim: Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-26)
Evidence (2022-06-24): *** ~Franz Kafka was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic.
Claim: Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-26)
Evidence (2013-09-30): Don’t bend; don’t water it down; dont try to make it logical; dont edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. -Franz Kafka
Claim: Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-26)
Evidence (2023-09-04): 10 Best Quotes Of Franz Kafka Franz Kafka is cynical, mysterious, slightly heartbroken and probably my ultimate crush of all time. He was a 20th century German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist who was mainly known for writing about bizarre, sincere and abhorrent truths within society. [...] I’m not sure if I understand what all of Franz Kafka’s quotes mean, but here are 10 of Kafka’s best quotes about life, heartbreak, commitment issues and following your dreams.
Claim: Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-26)
Evidence (2024-08-18): Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century. [...] - In conversation with Max Brod (1920), after Brod had queried on there being "hope outside this manifestation of the world that we know", as quoted in Franz Kafka: A Biography [Franz Kafka, eine Biographie] (1937) by Max Brod, as translated by G. Humphreys Roberts and Richard Winston (1947; 1960); at least as early as Franz Kafka : Parable and Paradox (1962) by Heinz Politzer, this assertion has often appeared paraphrased as: "There is hope, but not for us", and sometimes "There is hope — only not for us." [...] [edit]- Quotes from Franz Kafka: A Biography (1960) by Max Brod (expanding on earlier editions of 1937 and 1947), as translated by G. Humphreys Roberts and Richard Winston ISBN 0306806703 - Now at last I can look at you in peace, I don't eat you anymore.
Claim: Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-26)
Evidence (2018-06-11): And, a German-language novelist and short story writer, Franz Kafka whose work is read widely across the globe will have the power to give strength to those who are shattering to travel the path of difficulties.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2023-05-07): The video shows a fire at the Pickles Auction car yard in Perth, Australia, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. There is no evidence an electric car fire has recently occurred at a U.S. warehouse.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2023-05-26): The viral video did not show a fire at a U.S. warehouse. Instead, it showed a fire at a Pickles auction yard in Perth, Australia, that occurred on April 28, 2023. At the time of publication, there was no evidence electric vehicles were involved in the fire. On May 7, 2023, a Facebook post claimed that a fire broke out at a U.S. warehouse full of electric cars after one electric car's battery caught fire. [...] The video did not show a fire at a U.S. warehouse. Instead, it showed a fire that occurred on April 28 at a Pickles auction yard in a suburb of Perth, Australia. According to credible Australian media sources, the fire destroyed dozens of cars, though none of those cars were reported to have been electric vehicles. According to The Guardian, Pickles is one of Australia's biggest vehicle remarketing companies, and massive fires that destroyed dozens of cars have reportedly occurred at Pickles' auction yards in the past.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2024-08-22): Did an Electric Car Fire at a US Warehouse Destroy Dozens of Cars?
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Another individual alleges that a car caught fire in their driveway while charging with a JuiceBox. Four other complaints describe electrical malfunctions tripping circuit breakers and disrupting electric vehicle charge cycles.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2023-11-26): Electric cars: Are they really a fire hazard? [...] The allegations about electric car fires can be divided into two main categories. The first is that electric cars are more likely to catch fire, while the second is that they cause more damage when they do. [...] The reason why some people think that electric cars are more fire-prone becomes clearer when you watch a video of one: they can be furious infernos.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2024-09-02): - ^ a b c Bill Vlasic (2013-10-03). "Car Fire a Test for High-Flying Tesla". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-05. The video is available at YouTube, here. [...] - ^ Beene, Ryan (2018-06-18). "Tesla car fire examination to be observed by authorities in U.S." europe.autonews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20 – via Bloomberg. [...] - ^ "Elektroauto geht in Flammen auf" [Electric car catches fire]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2023-05-20): His video, posted below, shows dozens of stacked cars ablaze at what Paulus claims is a warehouse in the United States. With little space between each car, it’s easy to imagine cars setting each other on fire, one by one. [...] "In the USA, a fire broke out at a warehouse of electric cars that were waiting to be sold to clients when the battery of one of the cars started to burn." [...] So, no, one electric car did not cause a car fire at an auction warehouse in the United States, it was most likely a gas car, and it wasn’t even in the United States, it was in Australia.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2023-06-01): FACT CHECK: No, Viral Video Does Not Show Electric Car Fire At U.S. Warehouse A video shared on Facebook purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse. [...] "In the USA, a fire broke out at a warehouse of electric cars that were waiting to be sold to clients when the battery of one of the cars started to burn," a translation of the video’s caption purports. The video has received over six million views at the time of publication.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2023-07-17): You’re Wrong About EV Fires [...] There's a car fire roughly every five minutes in America. The vast majority of them never make the news. But if a Tesla or a Chevy Bolt catches fire? It's probably on the front page nationwide and going viral online. If the sensational headlines and social media videos are to be believed, EVs are flaming deathtraps that could spontaneously combust at any minute. EVs are new and different, and their fires pose some different challenges for first responders, so some coverage makes sense; we ourselves cover unusual or noteworthy instances. But if electric vehicles are no more likely to catch fire than any other car on the road, the headline frequency can be misleading. In fact, the data says they account for a tiny fraction of all car fires.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2023-09-04): The X video appears to show a fire with repeated explosions at the side of a highway. "Two electric cars collide. BOOM… exploding batteries. Do petrol cars do this?" the caption reads. The video is miscaptioned, however. It is not recent and does not depict a fire caused by electric vehicles. A reverse image search reveals that the video was posted to YouTube on July 15, 2013, with the title "The Russian car with gas cylinders accident." Its caption indicates that it was taken in Moscow, Russia. 119 gas cylinders exploded in the back of an Isuzu truck after it got into an accident with a bus on the Moscow Ring Road in July 2013, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti.(RELATED: No, Viral Video Does Not Show Electric Car Fire At U.S. Warehouse)
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2024-10-09): The NTSB’s first investigation of electric vehicle battery fires on US roadways was in 2017, when a high-voltage lithium-ion battery caught fire after an electric vehicle left the road and crashed into a residential garage at high speed.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2024-09-15): Last month, a Mercedes Benz EQE 350 electric vehicle caught fire in a South Korean apartment building’s underground parking garage. Reportedly, 23 people were sent to the hospital and approximately 900 cars were damaged. The fire reached temperatures of more than 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,500 degrees Celsius), and took firefighters almost eight hours to extinguish. [...] Data from the National Transportation Safety Board, the US’s independent federal investigation agency, shows that the risks of electric vehicle battery fires are low. In fact, very low. An analysis of that data by one insurance company suggested that more than 1,500 gas cars catch on fire per 100,000 sales, compared to just 25 electric vehicles.
Claim: purports to show an electric car fire at a U.S. warehouse (Video, 2023-05-07)
Evidence (2022-10-26): Social media posts claiming EVs catch fire "often" overstate the problem, say experts. [...] EV fires are more difficult to put out than ones in gasoline-powered cars and require different firefighting techniques, say experts.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2019-10-08): Jefferson’s estate at Monticello considers it a “spurious quotation.” It actually comes from Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2019-12-05): FACT CHECK: Did Thomas Jefferson Say, ‘Do You Want To Know Who You Are? Don’t Ask. An image shared on Facebook claims founding father Thomas Jefferson once said, "Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. [...] Don’t ask. Action will delineate and define you." – Thomas Jefferson — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2013
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2024-06-25): Thomas Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence Jefferson had earned a reputation as an eloquent voice for the patriotic cause after his 1774 publication of "A Summary View of the Rights of British America," and he was given the task of producing a draft of what would become the Declaration of Independence. As he wrote in 1823, the other members of the committee "unanimously pressed on myself alone to undertake the draught [sic]. I consented; I drew it; but before I reported it to the committee I communicated it separately to Dr. Franklin and Mr. Adams requesting their corrections….I then wrote a fair copy, reported it to the committee, and from them, unaltered to the Congress."
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2014-01-01): Thomas Jefferson is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, although Jefferson's draft went through a process of revision by his fellow committee members and the Second Continental Congress. [...] 3. Thomas Jefferson to Henry Lee, May 8, 1825.Transcription available at Founders Online. 5. Enclosure with Jefferson to Robert Walsh, December 4, 1818, in Ford 10:120n.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Charles Yancey if a nation expects to be ignorant & free, in a state of civilisation, it expects what never was & never will be. the functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty & property of their constituents. there is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2023-09-22): In Thomas Jefferson's famous quote, "Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Action will delineate and define you," we are presented with a powerful idea about self-discovery and personal growth. At its core, this quote urges us to rely on our actions rather than mere introspection or questioning to truly understand our identity. By emphasizing the transformative power of action, Jefferson draws attention to the profound impact our choices and behaviors have on shaping our character and defining who we ultimately become.To grasp the essence of this quote, one must recognize the inherent duality of human nature. We are complex beings comprised of both our thoughts and our actions. While introspection and self-reflection are essential components of personal growth, Jefferson challenges us to move beyond the realm of contemplation and step into the realm of action. This implies that true self-discovery is not solely achieved through thought but through the manifestation of our intentions, beliefs, and values in our real-world interactions.However, to truly engage and captivate readers' attention, I want to introduce an unexpected philosophical concept - that of existentialism.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2019-12-10): An image shared on Facebook claims that founding father Thomas Jefferson said, "If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done." There is no evidence Jefferson said or wrote the statement. His estate at Monticello labels it a "spurious quotation." [...] The Daily Caller didn’t find any record of Jefferson ever saying or writing the expression either. It appears nowhere in his writings nor his collected correspondence.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2024-01-01): A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2019-04-11): The Facebook page Cold Dead Hands shared an image claiming that founding father Thomas Jefferson said, "A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have." There is no record of Jefferson ever saying this. The quote seems to have first appeared in the 1950s, over 100 years after his death, and has been repeated by other political figures such as President Gerald Ford. The quote has been so often misattributed to Jefferson that the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia, curated by his estate at Monticello, has an entry dedicated to this "spurious quotation."
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2015-11-17): To nephew Peter Carr (19 Aug. 1785), Jefferson says that the god-given moral sense, innate and instinctual, is as much a part of a person’s nature as are the senses of hearing and seeing, or as is a leg or arm. Jefferson’s comparisons to hearing and sight invite depiction of the moral sense tied to a bodily organ, like the heart (TJ to Maria Cosway, 12 Oct. 1785). Like strength of limbs, it too is given to persons in a greater or lesser degree, and can be made better or worse through exercise or its neglect. [...] What Jefferson claimed here was that the traditional, centuries-old class distinction, founded on birth or wealth, was in effect politically obsolete. What made men "best" was talent (i.e., skill, ambition, and genius) and virtue. [...] - WTJ5: Thomas Jefferson: Writings, M.D. Peterson (ed.), New York: Library of America, 1984.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2003-01-01): Sources consulted: Searching on the phrase "do you want to know who you are" [...] Earliest known appearance in print, attributed to Thomas Jefferson: 2003[3] [...] Status: We currently have no evidence to confirm that Thomas Jefferson ever said or wrote, "Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. This statement can be unequivocally attributed to Witold Gombrowicz. How it came to be attributed to Thomas Jefferson is unclear.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2011-11-16): The quote urges you to stop wondering and go out and do something. The things you actually do will define who you are, and who you will become. It will delineate (to draw or make a sketch of) what you are and what you want to be. In other words, that shoe company stole it’s catch phrase from the 3rd President of the United States of America. Just do it? Yep! [...] This quote doesn’t diminish the value of thought, but cautions against an excess of it. Yes, think before you act, but you must also act. Without action, no one can tell if you’re thinking deep thoughts or day dreaming, right? By acting, you become known for what you have done. [...] From: Twitter, @AR_Foundation confirmed at : http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasjeff120901.html
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2022-11-06): If You Want to Know Who You Are, Then Act Written By Jordan Taylor "Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask.
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2024-08-26): Thomas Jefferson > Quotes > Quotable Quote (?) [...] Friends Who Liked This Quote [...] All Members Who Liked This Quote
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2015-10-16): Anytime I’ve been asked, "If you could have dinner with anyone — living or dead, who would it be?" My answer has always been Thomas Jefferson. Yes, we know that he is a flawed character, but he was also such a Renaissance man. He appreciated beauty, good food, big ideas and words — a man after my own heart. "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," is my favorite of all the brilliant things he wrote and said, but here are a few other Jefferson quotes I adore: [...] But I believe Thomas himself would advise me to take his own advice. He said, "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past."
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2024-03-22): President’s Monthly Letter "Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. [...] I look back over the first half of our Zonta year and I see powerful ACTION on issues like women’s reproductive health, domestic violence, child marriage and sex trafficking. I see us working together to coordinate free libraries and food bank and toy donations, young adults mentoring, scholarships, and even stepping up to help reverse climate change by launching our new Bev Sears Climate Action Scholareship. As members of the Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder County let’s make a resolution to continue supporting these important acts and make a resolution to one another to take action in a way that will not only help us to define ourselves, as Jefferson says, but will also help to change the world one action and one person, at a time. [...] Perhaps the most important of all, ask youself "How can I support others in the sisterhood that is Zonta? How can I Take Action that will delineate and define me in 2024."
Claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!" (Viral Quote, 2019-10-08)
Evidence (2024-10-01): ― Letters of Thomas Jefferson ― Letters of Thomas Jefferson "Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing." [...] ― Letters of Thomas Jefferson ...Do not be frightened from this inquiry by any fear of its consequences. If it ends in a belief that there is no God, you will find incitements to virtue in the comfort and pleasantness you feel in its exercise, and the love of others which it will procure you... In fine, I repeat, you must lay aside all prejudice on both sides, and neither believe nor reject anything, because any other persons, or description of persons, have rejected or believed it... I forgot to observe, when speaking of the New Testament, that you should read all the histories of Christ, as well of those whom a council of ecclesiastics have decided for us, to be Pseudo-evangelists, as those they named Evangelists. Because these Pseudo-evangelists pretended to inspiration, as much as the others, and you are to judge their pretensions by your own reason, and not by the reason of those ecclesiastics. Most of these are lost... [...] ― Letters of Thomas Jefferson