Claim: Former President John F. Kennedy said, "We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."
Fact-check: Did JFK Say Americans Could Be Entrusted with 'Unpleasant Facts'?
Verdict: correct attribution
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Izz Scott Lamagdeleine
Date published: 2023-05-14T16:00:01