Observed arrival · 2026-09-23
Famous Quotations: Find the quote, find the source
An evidence-led quotation research project that aims to check famous lines against their sources and clarify who said what.
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- Readers, writers, students, and journalists checking quote attributions
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- Its verdict scale runs from Verified and Strong Evidence to uncertain, disputed, or research in progress.
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The homepage lays out a three-step research method: locate the earliest trace in contemporary records, compare exact wording against later paraphrases, then assign a confidence label. Its displayed example—“Not everything that can be counted counts…”—is marked as often attributed to Einstein, with authorship uncertain. The page also lists evidence files as Verified, Uncertain, Disputed, or In progress; the site says it is being developed, so the visible material does not establish how extensive the underlying collection is.
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