Comment is free; facts are sacred. Who made this statement?

AC. P. Scott ✓ Correct

BBrian Roberts

CWilliam Francis

DJames Gold

Correct answer: (A) C. P. Scott

Explanation

The saying that comment is free but facts are sacred was made by C. P. Scott.

He was the long-serving editor of the Manchester Guardian and wrote it in a 1921 essay.

Brian Roberts is not the author linked with this journalistic maxim.

William Francis is not connected with this statement.

James Gold is not the source of the line.

The phrase remains a touchstone of the separation between opinion and fact in journalism.

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