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"The thing about quotes on the Internet is that it's difficult to verify their authenticity."

-Abraham Lincoln

He’s right, you know! Illegitimate quotes lurk everywhere. And I can embarrassingly admit that the first time I read this Lincoln quote, at least five seconds passed before I realized that the word “Internet” couldn’t possibly have come from the mouth of our 16^th president. I had to laugh. I who constantly lament fake quotes fell for the most obvious one, even if only for a moment. Yes, it’s funny, but it highlights how easily people can get sucked in even when they’ve sworn they won’t. Keep in mind, too, that this particular “faux” quote is meant to be amusing, not taken seriously. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the rest of them. Most of them are taken very seriously—by thousands of individuals—not because people are stupid or lazy, but because they don’t know where to start to dig for the truth. In any case, they probably don’t have time. Thus, nofauxquotes is my way of doing that work for everyone else, so stay tuned…