November 19, 2025

Believe nothing until it has been officially denied.

Claud Cockburn (1904–1981), British journalist, In Time of Trouble (1956), Jay p.100

How gullible are you? How suspicious? When did either aspect of your character get you in trouble? What have you learned from those experiences?

The reason why an official denial is thought necessary is because nobody believed the unofficial denial. Take both with a grain of salt.