James Caan’s false claim that we were spending £500m to change passport colour was retweeted 30,000 times. His admitting it was fake news? 500 times. A lie is halfway round the world before truth even pulls its boots on (Mark Twain).
Replying to @afneil @benedictevans
Even better: This is not a quote from Mark Twain. It's been attributed to Jonathan Swift. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/ …
11:34 PM - 30 Dec 2017
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