copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' (Post, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2020-06-18): Recent posts allege that celebrities and VIPs such as Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey, the Gateses and the Clintons, among others, are under house arrest for child sex trafficking. [...] California's Megan's Law mandates under Penal Code 290 that the state Department of Justice notify the public about registered sex offenders and that state residents convicted of sex crimes must register as such.
Claim: purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' (Post, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2019-07-09): In fact, Epstein was then very much top of mind for Trump, who had his own history with the registered sex offender. Over the previous several weeks, the National Enquirer had published a string of stories about Epstein, including a "world exclusive" interview with one of his accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who said in court documents that Epstein forced her to have sex with him at his Upper East Side home. She told the tabloid that Epstein paid her to have sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew, one of an expansive retinue of high-flying elites who enjoyed Epstein’s company and took advantage of his private jet. (Buckingham Palace has denied the allegations.) Another was Clinton, who the Enquirer reported had traveled with Epstein’s assistant on his plane, and was at Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean. (Clinton denies ever traveling to Little St. James Island, but has confirmed that he traveled with Epstein several times in 2002 and 2003, including trips to Africa in connection with the Clinton Foundation. In her interview with the Enquirer, Giuffre said she had seen Clinton around, but that she never saw him involved with women.)
Claim: purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' (Post, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2007-09-11): - Law enforcement officials should eliminate the use of posters, flyers, and other easily replicable materials to alert communities of the presence of a registered sex offender in their neighborhood. They should inform community members individually, using accurate and responsible language to describe the potential threat posed by the registrant. [...] Most people assume that a registered sex offender is someone who has sexually abused a child or engaged in a violent sexual assault of an adult. A review of state sex offender registration laws by Human Rights Watch reveals that states require individuals to register as sex offenders even when their conduct did not involve coercion or violence, and may have had little or no connection to sex. For example: [...] Community notification does not just obliterate a registered person's privacy. Publicly identifying someone as a registered sex offender brands that person-in many people's eyes-as a dangerous and particularly loathsome person. The branding-which can last for a lifetime-has the entirely foreseeable result of making it very difficult (if not entirely impossible) for former offenders and their families to live peaceful, safe, stable, and productive lives.
Claim: purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' (Post, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-04-22): The prosecution in Donald Trump's hush-money trial accused the former president of a criminal conspiracy and cover-up to hide a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Claim: purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' (Post, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-05-31): Donald Trump’s first act on becoming a convicted criminal was to launch a raging new attack on the rule of law, laying bare the gravity of the choice awaiting America’s voters. [...] "Today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality," said campaign communications director Michael Tyler. "There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president," Tyler said. "The threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater." [...] Among an electorate that Trump has constantly polarized, the verdict is likely to be greeted with fury by his supporters and jubilation by his critics. But in truth, this is a somber and even tragic passage of US history. Americans have never seen an ex-president convicted of a crime, and a country already torn apart by bitter political and cultural polarization is likely in for a rocky time.
Claim: purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' (Post, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-01-04): In documents that were unsealed Thursday night, it was revealed that the former president allegedly stormed into the Vanity Fair newsroom and "threatened" staffers to not publish stories about sex-trafficking allegations against "his good friend" Jeffrey Epstein. [...] Former President Donald Trump appeared at least four times in the unsealed documents.
Claim: purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' (Post, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-01-14): Donald Trump lashed out at allegations that he was on the plane of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, who died by suicide in a Manhattan jail in 2019. The former president took to Truth Social on Wednesday to share screenshots of a Daily Mail article criticising actor Mark Ruffalo after he backtracked after sharing fake images of Mr Trump on Mr Epstein’s plane surrounded by young girls that turned out to have been created by artificial intelligence. Trump hits back at Epstein allegations after list unsealed: ‘Stupid island’ ‘I was never on Epstein’s Plane, or at his ‘stupid’ Island,’ former president says as he rails against AI images of him
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2019-07-18): This quote was actually penned by 2020 presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson in her debut book.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2024-09-04): - Variant which appears in the film Coach Carter (2005): "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Variant which appears in the film Akeelah and the Bee (2006), displayed in a picture frame on the wall, attributing it to Mandela: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2024-07-26): As Slate pointed out this morning, Williamson is the author of a quote often misattributed to the late South African activist and political leader, which begins: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. It's unclear exactly when the first time the text was incorrectly ascribed, but it is the kind of pithy motivational language that just proliferates on social media platforms like Pinterest, so once one person said it was by Mandela, that just spread like wildfire. Snopes, the internet fact-checking site, confirms that Williamson, not Mandela, wrote those words in her 1992 book A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2006-11-02): Often said to have been quoted in a speech by Nelson Mandela. The source is Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, Harper Collins, 1992. Peter McLaughlin [...] Until November 4, 2006 this glyph was titled: "Our Greatest Fear, by Marianne Williamson, quoted by Nelson Mandela" [...] The writer recommended http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/4564.htm for further information. This site includes a note from the ANC saying that they could find nothing in Mandela's speeches that quoted "Our Greatest Fear". Perhaps this was quoted by Mandela in conversation. Further information received with interest. leif smithYour website [explorersfoundation.org] correctly attributes the "Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate..." passage to Marianne Williamson, but inaccurately states that it was quoted by Nelson Mandela in a 1994 speech. This is a misapprehension that I think arose as people tried to explain why the passage was so frequently attributed to him. Actually, the passage appears nowhere in either of his two 1994 speeches ...
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2007-11-21): "Our Deepest Fear" Quote (Akeelah and the Bee) In the movie Akeelah and the Bee, a quotation is displayed on a framed certificate in the home-office of a main character, and the words are incorrectly attributed to Nelson Mandela, as part of his 1994 Inauguration Speech as President of South Africa. [...] 14 Responses to ""Our Deepest Fear" Quote (Akeelah and the Bee)"
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2021-11-29): Friends Who Liked This Quote [...] All Members Who Liked This Quote [...] Nelson Mandela 40,235 ratings, average rating, 156 reviews 40,235 ratings, average rating, 156 reviews
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2024-09-20): Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician, is known for his inspiring speeches and quotes that continue to resonate with people around the world. One of his most famous quotes, often referred to as "Our Deepest Fear," is a powerful reminder of the potential within each of us to overcome our fears and embrace our true selves. [...] Read these Nelson Mandela Quotes Our Deepest Fear "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. [...] These Nelson Mandela quotes about our deepest fear serve as a constant reminder that we have the power to overcome our fears and make a positive impact on the world. They encourage us to embrace our true potential and strive for greatness, inspiring us to live a life of courage, compassion, and resilience.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2019-08-06): FACT CHECK: Viral Quote Attributed To Nelson Mandela Is Actually From Marianne Williamson An image shared on Facebook claims that former South African politician Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. [...] Though the Facebook post attributes the quote to Mandela, there is no record of him saying it. The expression appears nowhere in the Nelson Mandela Foundation archive. (RELATED: Did Nelson Mandela Say, ‘Fools Multiply When Wise Men Are Silent’?)
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2022-08-30): The last pages of Long Walk to Freedom contain some of the most quoted Mandela phrases, including: "The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." [...] But, as Africa Check has previously reported, quotes are also frequently misattributed to Mandela. Probably the most common is a phrase by US author Marianne Williamson, who said: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Another, of uncertain origin, is: "It always seems impossible until it’s done." To search Mandela’s speeches, the Nelson Mandela Foundation has a database available: Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project. - 16/08/2017
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2022-11-12): Summary of Our Deepest Fear - Popularity of "Our Deepest Fear": This is a narrative written in poetic style by Marianne Willamson. It appeared in her self-help book, A Return to Love, which hit the markets in 1992 and proved the most quotable passage in the history of the self-help book publishing industry. It is interesting to note that this passage has been misattributed to Nelson Mandela several times. Almost every other American hero after 1992 has quoted this passage after his/her achievement. The passage sums up the message that it is self-confidence and man’s power to achieve things that terrify humanity. That is why the poetic narrative has won popularity not only in the United States but also across the globe.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2013-10-13): Our Deepest Fear Lyrics [...] That most frightens us. [...] Our Deepest Fear is a passage from the book "A Return To Love" by Marianne Williamson. this passage has become a inspirational quote, that speaks of everybody’s potential and the perks of being the best person you can.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2022-11-01): If you don’t know the "deepest fear" quote, here it is: [...] The "deepest fear" quote has been used by many speakers since 1992, most of whom have misattributed it to Nelson Mandela. Yet, according to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, he never used the quote in his speeches. [...] It’s time to stop believing those things since they aren’t true. Instead, admit that you are a spark of divinity, a soul housed in a body. You were created to shine your light and demonstrate that you are powerful beyond measure.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2022-08-30): One of the more widely used misattributions is a quote from American author Marianne Williamson who said: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. [...] Did Mandela really say that? 1. "Our deepest fear…"
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2007-11-09): Nov 9, 2007 – Mr Nelson Mandela is an often quoted individual; his inspirational words are often referred to in numerous publications, television and radio broadcasts, and online. However, a quote commonly attributed to Mr Mandela was in fact never uttered by him. In her book A return to love: Reflections on the principles of a course in miracles, Ms Marianne Williamson writes "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. This quote, and especially Williamson’s closing words "As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others," is often incorrectly credited to Mr Mandela. [...] Nevertheless, the Nelson Mandela Foundation still receives requests to use these quotes as Mr Mandela’s words. "As far as I know, he has never used the quote in any of his speeches," says Ms Razia Saleh, an archivist at the Foundation, "and we have catalogued about 1 000 thus far."
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2013-10-28): I don't quite know how misattributions like this one start, but I know how they continue. I read this quote, wrongly attributed to Nelson Mandela, in "Messy Spirituality" by Mike Yaconelli. I was really moved. Especially because I thought Nelson Mandela had said it. It's exciting to think that we all possess great power for good, and if Nelson Mandela, a man who fought some of the worst injustice, said that we are powerful beyond measure then it must be true. [...] That said, I doubt that, even with Nelson Mandela's name on it, this quote would've gained much mileage if it didn't genuinely resonate with people. It doesn't deserve to be discounted just because it wasn't said by Nelson Mandela.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2019-10-25): It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, talented, and fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same." [...] Power is the ability to shine your light on the world. Greatness is seeing that light reflected back from the world. It is my desire that his light and the light of those boys on his team continue to shine and illuminate the path for all children who are continuing on this journey of life.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2018-06-05): Of course, what you didn’t realize is that the mental strength and the "powerful beyond measure" thing were all because of the lessons I learned from you. If it hadn’t been for those lessons, there would have never been a Channel swim or any number of other things that have been great blessings in my life. There is no possible way to adequately thank you for those, but I am grateful for them every day. At the time, I was curious about your choice of the "powerful beyond measure" words, and they really stuck with me. Then, I found a quote that perfectly captured them. I don’t know if that is where you first heard them, but they really fit. Check out something that Nelson Mandela said: It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us."
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2001-06-17): The first epiphany came in a moment of realization that I really did measure up. It was about conquering the fear of inadequacy. [...] That is the final realization I’ll share with you … the realization that not only do you have control over your own life … but that you have the power to make a difference in other peoples’ lives. [...] Let your fear motivate you, not inhibit you. Ask yourself the tough questions:
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2022-11-02): Contact ‘Our Deepest Fear’ by Marianne Williamson 2 Nov [...] It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? [...] Quoted by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural speech, 1994
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2013-12-30): So what happened? How did I suddenly decide I was good enough to write about Nelson Mandela? Mmh... I'll go with "It just hit me under the shower" type of scenario for now and will tell you the details of it later. The very thing I have learned and will never forget from him is what he said during his inauguration speach in 1994. Words written by Marianne Williamson ( I know there is some debate about that but I will go with the easiest story here.) It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2009-03-11): And so we can state, as confidently as Orwell did 63 years ago, that most of the words we read and hear by politicians, businesspeople, PR people, academics and celebrities are bad, embarrassingly bad. [...] I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Objective considerations of contemporary phenomena compel the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency to be commensurate with innate capacity, but that a considerable element of the unpredictable must invariably be taken into account.
Claim: Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." (Viral Quote, 2019-07-18)
Evidence (2013-10-11): "As far as I know, [Mandela] has never used the quote in any of his speeches, and we have catalogued about 1,000 thus far," Razia Saleh, an archivist at the foundation, said. In reality, self-help guru Marianne Williamson wrote this passage in her 1989 spiritual best-seller, "A Return To Love." The last line of the quote misattributed to Mandela — "As we are liberated from our own fear ..." — Williamson actually used to end her book. Somehow, the Internet credited two different passages from her to Mandela. She's even acknowledged the mistake. "Several years ago, this paragraph from 'A Return To Love' began popping up everywhere, attributed to Nelson Mandela's 1994 Inaugural Address. As honored as I would be had President Mandela quoted my words, indeed he did not. I have no idea where that story came from, but I am gratified that the paragraph has come to mean so much to so many people," Williamson wrote on her website.