There seems to be some spin concerning Al Gore’s often-quoted claim that he invented the internet. Al Gore supporters attempt to rewrite history (along with the results of the Florida election count) by trying to reframe the issue as an urban myth based on a verbal distortion: phrase “took the initiative in creating the internet” was replaced with “invented the internet” by a fellow congress person.

I am sure many are aware of Gore’s habit of exaggerating his merits, or at worse is a compulsive fibber. So it’s easy to believe that he would make such a fabrication. In this case, is it true?

The internet came into being in 1969 at DARPA. Al Gore claimed that as a senator he “took the inititive in creating the internet” (his exact words) but he wasn’t a congressman until 1976. While it is true that he was involved in continuing to support and fund it, so were many other people.

So what people were led to believe what Gore said is a lie, and Gore actually said is also a lie.