Note that Robert Thibadeau, the creator of the Internet Court of Truth, believes that the story of George Washington chopping down the apple tree is true.<p>"Surely he embellished it with details, but just as surely, since this book was published successfully to thousands who contemporaneously knew George Washington, that the essence is not a lie." <a href="https://archive.is/508xI#selection-547.47-547.239" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://archive.is/508xI#selection-547.47-547.239</a>