“We have entered a time when a writer's first idea is his best idea, when the first thing a reporter hears is the first thing that she reports. We live in a time now when we have seen major television networks take video off of YouTube and broadcast it to millions of Americans without verifying whether the video had been fabricated or not.” FirstsIdeasMillionsTelevisionMajorsVideoReportsReportersYoutube Author:Scott Pelley
“872, Ivar, King of the Northmen of all Ireland and Britain , ended his life." He had conquered Mercia and East Anglia. He had captured the major stronghold of the kingdom of Strathclyde, Dumbarton. Laden with loot and seemingly invincible, he settled in Dublin and died there peacefully two years later. The pious chroniclers report that he "slept in Christ." Thus it may be that he had the best of both worlds.” WorldYearsMayTwoChristKingsMajorsDiedEastKingdomsBritainReportsTwo YearsIrelandCapturedInvinciblePiousDublinStrongholdsBest Of Both Worlds Book:A History of the English Speaking Peoples 01. The Birth of Britain. Source: A History of the English Speaking Peoples 01. The Birth of Britain.
“A new report says ISIS is trying to recruit professionals like doctors, engineers, and accountants. Sorry, kids, even ISIS says they're not hiring liberal arts majors.” TryingArtKidsMajorsDoctorsSorryReportsEngineersIsisHiringAccountantsRecruitLiberal Arts Author:Conan O'Brien
“The 9/11 Commission Report is fatally flawed. The major conclusions of The 9/11 Commission Report, the official, conspiracy theory, are false.” TheoryMajorsConclusionOfficialsReportsConspiracyFlawedConspiracy Theory Author:Enver Masud
“But there have been many news reports that water-boarding has been used on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is one of the major al Qaeda figures that we have in U.S. custody.” Has BeensUsedWaterFiguresMajorsNewsReportsAlsAl QaedaCustody Author:Jane Mayer
“It's true that the gender pay gap is complicated. It's true that it is very slowly getting smaller. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It would have to be a pretty HUGE conspiracy for every reputable major news outlet to report on it annually if it was a massive feminist lie.” IfsMeanLyingPayHugeMajorsNewsFeministComplicatedGenderReportsMassiveGapsConspiracyOutletsPay Gap Author:Laura Bates
“From the Million Man March to this day, the crime and murder rates have significantly decreased in the major cities of America, according to police reports. I believe that the Million Man March was a significant part of the reason for the decrease.” MenBelieveReasonAmericaI BelieveCitiesMillionsCrimeMajorsMurderPoliceRateSignificantReportsMarchThis DayDecrease Author:Louis Farrakhan