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"Orwell had toured Austria in May 1944" should be May 1945, couldn't check original source but logically can't be 1944 and https://orwellsociety.com/reporting-from-the-ruins/ confirms May '45. 170.55.23.174 (talk) 07:21, 3 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Done Actualcpscm (talk) 09:42, 3 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have searched for this name and can't find it anywhere except this Wikipedia article and other references to the same exact quote. Is this a real source? 130.44.175.166 (talk) 21:11, 4 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is really strange, but I have to agree with 130.44.175.166. There's no evidence of the author or the source's existence, so this isn't WP:VERIFIABLE. Dan Bloch (talk) 22:38, 4 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Removed. Dan Bloch (talk) 02:04, 7 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The quote was added by an IP editor here. At broadly the same time they also added similar bulk quotes to Robert Heinlin's article here and A Time to Kill (Grisham novel) here. The Sanchez quote was removed here by an editor expressing the exact same concerns as on this page, and I've just now removed the Heinlin block. The IP in question has not been active since these additions (Feb 2021) so I see no need to warn them over what seem to be intentional hoaxes. Good spot by IP 130.44 - thanks. Chaheel Riens (talk) 08:25, 7 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm surprised about User:Drbogdan's addition of and external link to a YouTube clip which is much more than an "Updated Summary". It's a tendentious piece of pamphleteering, bordering on conspiracy theory, that uses the book as a hook for its ideas. Admittedly, there is a fair bit of summation in the clip, but it doesn't take 50 minutes to summarize the novel – it's in large part the personal musings of a crusader. I suggest to remove that clip from this article. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 14:12, 30 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Michael Bednarek: (and others) -  Done - Thank You for your comments - and suggestion - yes - *entirely* agree - the video (ie, "USA (2023) – Updated Summary of 1984 (video; 50:03)") could be better, and has been removed from the external link section - Thanks again for your comments and all - and - Stay Safe and Healthy !! - Drbogdan (talk) 14:40, 30 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• This is a parody of 1984 that should be in the infobox on the bottom of the page.
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192299/plotsummary/

Kenixkil (talk) 19:19, 31 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]