Back in 2011 I wrote a post about the provenance of quotes and stories, including quotes from Nye Bevan and Gandhi and a story about the violinist Itzhak Perlman.
I got a definitive answer to the Perlman story a couple of months later, from his agent.Six years later the Bevan quote was tracked down by someone else who has discovered how it was misattributed to Bevan. Along the way I was weirdly referred to my own blog post about provenance when I asked someone where they got the quote from.
The Gandhi quotes are still outstanding. But I don't think they are genuine.
I've subsequently looked into a few more stories and things. Here's a list:
- Durer's praying hands are a drawing of his brother's hands after his brother paid for him to go to university, sacrificing his own artistic ability. Most likely made up by a motivational speaker.
- A kid with one arm wins a martial arts contest. No, he didn't.
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