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A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
Terry Pratchett, The Truth
Apparently the idea predated Pratchett, Churchill, Twain, and even boots--and goes at least as far back as ancient Rome and the poet Virgil.
Interesting Literature · Who Said, ‘A Lie Is Halfway Round the World Before the Truth Has Got Its Boots On’?In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle explores the surprising origins of that ‘a lie is halfway round the world …’ quotation ‘A lie is halfway round the world before t…