Loading ...but we both know, “The first casualty of War is Truth”. And believe me, We The People are at war !
But even where that old saying comes from cannot be agreed upon.
“It has been attributed to both Athur Ponsonby in “Falsehood in Wartime” (1928) and US Senator Hiram Johnson in a 1918 speech. However, the true origin may be in the edition of “The Idler” magazine from 11/11/1758 which says “…among the calamities of war may be jointly numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interest dictates and credulity encourages.”
Andy Ward, LONDON UK
All we can do is check, re-check, and verify our sources of information.