Jarhead
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But Obama did actually mistakenly say 57 states. Gore did not say he invented the internet. A pundant turned the word create and turned it into invent. It's an often repeated lie that many people believe. Some I suspect chose to believe it even though they know it's a lie.
Because "I took the initiative in creating the Internet" can easily be spun into "I invented the internet"...
And the truth is, you dont even need to spin "I took the initiative in creating the Internet"....the words alone IN THAT ORDER can easily mean that he is taking claim to inventing the interent.
The snopes article explains the difference between create and invent. And in fact he did sponsor the legislation that helped create the internet we know.
yes...and his words were spun.
So are every politicians words spun.
It leads to some great political humor.
No one truly believes that Al Gore thinks he invented the internet.