Snopes rated the claim “Socrates said 'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers.'” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Socrates said 'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers.'” False.
Shown as reported and rated by a fact checker, not as an established fact.
Captured 2026-09-13 from Snopes. The archived copy is preserved so this citation survives link rot.