20 Famous Quotes That Were Never Actually Spoken

2. "I Invented The Internet" - Al Gore

Al Gore I Invented The Internet

Bill Clinton's Vice-President Al Gore turned into a laughing stock in the early 2000s when it was widely reported that he claimed: "I invented the internet."

What Al Gore actually said was: "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system."

His claims may have been blown out of proportion, and his choice of phrase extremely poor, but Al Gore did contribute to forcing through early support for the internet - and was even honoured in 2005 with a lifetime-achievement Webby award. Highly prestigious, that one...

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