Claud Cockburn — British Journalist born on April 12, 1904, died on December 15, 1981
Francis Claud Cockburn of Brook Lodge, Youghal, County Cork, Munster, Ireland was an Anglo-Scots journalist. His saying "believe nothing until it has been officially denied" is widely quoted in journalistic studies, although he doesn't claim credit for originating it. He was the second cousin, once removed, of novelists Alec Waugh and Evelyn Waugh... (wikipedia)
