Abraham Lincoln Archives

by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2013

Apology for Calling Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address ‘Silly’? ‘A Little Fun’ Patriot-News tells iMediaEthics

The (Pennsylvania) Patriot-News' editorial board apologized this week for calling President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address "silly" at the time that...

by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Facebook Hoaxer: ‘Virtually nobody checked with me to ask if it was True’

Blogger Nate St. Pierre, who created the hoax story that Abraham Lincoln patented Facebook, explained why he made up the...

by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Facebook Patent Hoax: Forbes Unpublishes?

A fake story that circulated online May 8 claimed that Abraham Lincoln "patented the basic idea" for Facebook with a...