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But its existence also means there’s no excuses for misattribution or misquotes, which is surely part of its at least temporary revival.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Listed between celebrity misquotes and political mishaps was a trend for an oversized cat along with an orangutan who got free from a zoo and wreaked havoc.

From The Verge • Jan. 30, 2019

Rep. Davis even misquotes it as: “Nothing in this bill shall allow insurance companies to deny anyone coverage for preexisting conditions.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2018

It includes misquotes of Muslim figures of authority and elisions of fact that portray the Muslim community as dogmatic and unknowable.

From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2018

Then, trying to recover her spirits: "'What one suffers for one's country—men!'" she misquotes, with an affectation of lightness.

From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)