Claim: Greek philosopher Plato said this quote about how free speech is stifled by stages, until it is completely suppressed.
Fact-check: Misleading: Popular freedom of speech quote in China and Hong Kong is not from Plato | annie lab
Verdict: false. the passage was likely to be taken from an essay by zhang xuezhong, an outspoken chinese scholar critical of the government.
Organisation: annie lab
Author: Cheryl Ho
Date published: 2020-05-28T05:48:30