[Ads-l] fud

[Jonathan Lighter]

Thanks for the tip.

1991 _Richmond Times-Dispatch_ (Aug. 11) Business Sec.1 [GenealogyBank]:
Fud is short for fear, uncertainty, and doubt, says John L. McElroy, Jr.,
Wheat's chairman and chief executive officer.

1994 _L.A. Times_ (Oct. 30) B-10 [Nespapers.com]: Fear, uncertainty, and
doubt...The FUD Factor."

JL

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 9:54 AM Dennis During <
00001bcaf94bd005-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> I had heard of FUD as the reason why IT guys (in the days of Big  Iron)
> bought IBM products. "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM."
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 8:43 AM Jonathan Lighter <
> 00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
>
> > Chip Massey, former FBI hostage negotiator, on CNN this morning:
> >
> > "We call this 'fud' - 'fear, uncertainty, and doubt.'"  (As experienced
> by
> > crime victims and families."
> >
> > JL
> >
> > --
> > "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the
> truth."
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> Dennis C. During
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