“Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, introduced the word ‘hello’ as a common telephone greeting, naming it after his fiancé, Margaret Hello.”
What FACTLY found
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 and initially suggested using the greeting “ahoy, ahoy” for telephone conversations. However, in 1877, Thomas Edison proposed using the word “hello” as a telephone greeting. Since then, “hello” has become the standard greeting for telephone calls. The woman in the viral post is Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, Alexander Graham Bell’s wife.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 July 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0uT1ck25WJt4qLdwKyjNqJL1VwYvWiPoeQ…
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