Voltaire is one of the many historical figures that is often misattributed. A May 20 Facebook post claims the 18th-century philosopher said, "If you want to know who controls you, look at who you ...

Elon Musk shared a quote supposedly from French philosopher Voltaire on Saturday to make a joke about kids with leukemia. But it's completely fake.

This is a paraphrased version of a quote from a neo-Nazi named Kevin Strom. Voltaire did not write this sentence. In January 2022, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci, the ...

Voltaire was enabled to become an old and famous aristocrat by his lottery winnings. Flickr. Francois-Marie Arouet, better-remembered by his pen name “Voltaire,” was born on this day in 1694.

The quote, which reads, “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize,” was quickly identified by some users online as a quote by Kevin Alfred Strom.

Robert Zaretsky writes in The Wall Street Journal Europe that the 18th century French poet would have been rattled by Merah's murders but not surprised.

The following meme has been making the rounds of the internet for couple years now, but has gone extra-viral in the days since the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris:. Voltaire: "To learn who rules ...