Yes, he did say that! I read it on the internet!
Some time ago, my wife noticed that my hair is thinning. “Do you know your hair is thinning?”, she asked. I checked in the mirror. What used to be a bunch of healthy hair, like a vibrant canopy of the Amazon jungle, now looked like a secondary woods by a highway. I can almost see through the woods!
I’ve got to do something about this and QUICK!
And so I googled ‘Hair loss treatment’ and the search came up with 19,100,000 results. Apparently, there are 19,100,000 ways to stop my hair from thinning. O wow, where do I start. Then I remembered in one of my Facebook thread there was an advertisement for hair loss solution. I checked and found the link. Clicked. It showed a top view of a guy’s head with little hair and his scalp visible and then the next photo, lo and behold, he has a full head of hair! That’s what I need! I’ve solved my image problem.
The Hair Grow Miracle Book
I checked further, and strangely it does not sell any product and was just hawking a book about how to regrow hair the natural way. I read the synopsis and testimonials and was immediately convinced this was the book for me. And then I remembered what Abraham Lincoln said.
So I checked for third-party reviews. Oh, there were many comments. All negatives! The book is badly written. The book is a lousy cut-and-paste job. And some advice is just laughable. Don’t buy it!
Well, back to square one. But why does whoever is behind this lousy book on hair loss solution continues to advertise his product? There must be many people who are still buying into it. If only they recall what Abraham Lincoln said.
By the way, it was not Abraham Lincoln who said, ‘do not believe everything you read on the internet’. It was George Washington.
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6 thoughts on “Abraham Lincoln said, “Do not believe everything you read on the internet””
Nah, I’m quite sure it was John Adams who said that. I saw that on a poster and all.
Really? I stand corrected! Thanks for visiting, Lucas!
Is that correct? Wow, didn’t know that!
And wasn’t George Washington the first US President (oops looked that up on the internet)?
Your point is quite valid, there is so much said on the internet it is quite a challenge, at times, to be sure that what you have found is accurate or believable. I always find that if there is three or four references to the one point then there is a likely chance it may be valid.
Ha Ha, that’s just a tongue-in-cheek way to remind readers to beware of believing every claim on the net. Yes Steve, one has to get 3 or 4 references to verify a story or a claim because there are many fake claims or paid testimonials. Every time I wonder whether to believe something I read, I would remind myself what Abraham Lincoln or George Washington said!
It blows my mind what people do believe without thinking about it first but I agree with your sentiment.
Although I can understand, sometimes, when people are desperate enough to believe because they want to believe.
Anyway, your article gave me a big smile, thanks. 🙂
Hello Sylvia, I like what you said, people believe without thinking. No wonder scammers are still scamming! If an offer is too good to be true, think of what Abraham Lincoln said! Thanks for visiting!