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Who claims the truth of this statement, which I don't believe? For example, That horse of your will never win a race.—Says who? This slangy expression of disagreement or disbelief may also be put in declarative form, says you!, meaning “I disagree with what you just said.” For example, It was an accident, I didn't mean to break it.—Says you! You've always hated that vase. [First half of 1900s]

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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How to use says who? in a sentence

We are not guests in the Middle East,” Nasrallah says., “We are the owners of this region.
Lebanese Christians Gun Up Against ISIS|Susannah George|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because that minimum-wage hike was a project of the federal government, and that means that you-know-who was for it.
Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout|Michael Tomasky|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, they have devastated mental-health funding since you-know-who became president.
The Great GOP Mental-Health Hypocrisy|Michael Tomasky|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Another doctor claimed that Afridi ran off with several WHO-supplied boxes of vaccines.
Pakistan Sentences Shakil Afridi to 30 Years, Sends U.S. Clear Signal|Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai|May 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST

So pondering this situation has got me thinking for the first time semi-seriously about you-know-who.
Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Hillary Clinton-Joe Biden Switcheroo|Michael Tomasky|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
O my people!Who crowd with greedy eyes round this my jewel,Poor ivory, token of his outward beauty—Oh!
The Saint's Tragedy|Charles Kingsley
From time to time they caught the grewsome head by the hair and shook it violently, shouting, Who-oo-oo!
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga|Cornelis De Witt Willcox
He must hold himself ever in readiness to wiggle-waggle in the perpetual Simon-says-thumbs-up game which his crowd is playing.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
Aveline-who-never-lied lies half stretched out upon a bench.
The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion|Eugne Sue
Bristles—my friend Bristles of the Universal-says he's a perfect—what do they call that pretty street in Southampton?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various