The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
— Socrates
via Plato, Apology
How to play
01
Read the claim
"[Author] said: [quote]." True or false — you have under five seconds.
02
Tap fast
Each correct answer extends your streak; multipliers kick in at 3, 5 and 10.
03
Run the clock
Sixty seconds total. The board ranks by score and longest streak.
Choose a pack
Play by theme
Filter the quote library by era or movement. Or play the full collection.
Your record
0
Best score / 10
0
Longest streak
10
Rounds / session
274
Curated quotes
Sample quotes from the library
A small sample of the 274 widely-attributed, sourced quotations powering True or False.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
— Socrates
via Plato, Apology
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
— Socrates
via Diogenes Laërtius
About True or False
True or False is our fastest game. We make a claim — "Einstein said Imagination is more important than knowledge" — and you have under five seconds to decide if it's true or false. Sometimes the quote is correct but the author is wrong. Sometimes the quote itself is a slight rewording.
You have sixty seconds total. Each correct answer adds to your score and extends your streak; a wrong answer ends the round. Streaks at 3, 5 and 10 trigger multipliers, so a long correct run is worth far more than scattered guesses.
It's the most chat-friendly mode of the bunch — TRUE and FALSE are two buttons, two keys, two emote shouts. Open it on stream during the cooldown between bigger games and run a one-minute round between segments.
Frequently asked questions
How is True or False different from Real Quote or Fake?+
Real Quote or Fake gives you two quotes and asks which is real. True or False gives you a single claim — author plus quote — and asks if the pairing is correct. Faster, sharper, more punishing.
What ends the round?+
Either the 60-second clock or — at higher difficulties — a single wrong answer. Streak resets either way.
Are the false claims always about the author?+
No — about half are wrong-author swaps and about half are wrong-wording fakes. You have to read both pieces every time.
Best way to play on stream?+
Run it as a 60-second cooldown game between bigger trivia rounds. Chat shouts TRUE or FALSE, you click within the second.
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