“The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie”

“The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie” is a saying of somewhat uncertain origin.
     
“RT @katedanaher: The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie. @mickeyherouin” was posted on Twitter by Karen Redpath on August 19, 2009. (The tweets of Mickey Herouin are private.) “The truth is extreme, to make it moderate is to lie” was posted on Waiting for the Storm (archived on June 8, 2010). “‘The Truth is Extreme, To Make it Moderate is to Lie.’ - Aaron Hawkins” was posted on Twitter by Adam FREEDOM! Kokesh on June 13, 2012.
     
The saying is sometimes credited to Aaron Hawkins of WaitingfortheStorm.com (a website that is no longer used), but it is usually given without credit.
   
   
Twitter
Karen Redpath
@Imagin_that
RT @katedanaher: The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie. @mickeyherouin
8:54 PM · Aug 19, 2009·Twitter Web Client
       
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EnglishClassroom Cobacam Seybaplaya
@cobach04
RT @mickeyherouin: Nature Animals Humankind > The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie. http://bit.ly/cktKqU
12:37 AM · Apr 30, 2010·TweetDeck
     
Waiting for the Storm (archived on June 8, 2010)
The truth is extreme, to make it moderate is to lie
   
Twitter
Simon Hay
@SimonHayHealer
RT @EvitaOchel RT @mickeyherouin: Worst Fast Foods Exposed> ~ The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie ~ http://bit.ly/co8a8x
10:14 AM · Aug 26, 2010·Twitter Web Client
 
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Blogger Web Design
@OTKWebDesign
“The truth is extreme, to make it moderate is to lie”: http://bit.ly/hlkrsv #youtube
10:24 AM · Apr 3, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Adam FREEDOM! Kokesh
@adamkokesh
“The Truth is Extreme, To Make it Moderate is to Lie.” - Aaron Hawkins http://waitingforthestorm.com http://fb.me/1uKXsglEJ
3:58 AM · Jun 13, 2012·Facebook
     
Twitter
Jason Livesay
@Jason_Livesay
“The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie.”
-Aaron Hawkins
1:55 PM · Jun 13, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Jammie Thompson
@abandonedkid
The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie~Author Unknown
9:47 AM · Sep 14, 2012·Twitter for BlackBerry®
   
Twitter
The Fax
@TheFax4Real
“The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie.” - Aaron Hawkins
5:17 PM · Sep 27, 2014·Facebook
     
Twitter
Weedy McWeedy
@VenusManTrap22
The truth is extreme, to make it moderate is to lie. - Aaron Hawkins
1:54 PM · Jan 17, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
Facebook
Boone Cutler
August 8, 2020 at 9:30 PM ·
#TruthIsNotPC
(Team BC)
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
THE TRUTH
IS EXTREME.
TO MAKE IT
MODERATE IS
TO LIE.
 
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Moyinoluwa
@PRND23L
The truth is extreme.
To make it moderate is to lie
6:33 PM · Jan 24, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
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conspiracybot
@conspiracyb0t
The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie.
12:14 AM · Feb 26, 2021·conspiracyb0t
 
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trutherb0t
@trutherbotnet
The truth is extreme. To make it moderate is to lie.
2:40 AM · Feb 26, 2021·Buffer