Love quotes Winston Churchill in response to false trade rumors

When LeBron James and teammate Kevin Love were rejecting the latest Carmelo Anthony-for-Love trade report Monday, Love called the rumor a "lie," then quoted late British prime minister and World War II hero Winston Churchill.

Not long after that, he took to Instagram to post the full quote:

Very apropos for 2017. Also apropos: There is much debate over the source of the quote. Some attribute it to Mark Twain.