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Peter’s World Launches Quote and Transcript Tracker

Peter’s World launched a searchable database of 88 verified quotes from world leaders and lawmakers. Here is how to use it and how we check entries.

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Peter’s World has launched the Quote and Transcript Tracker, a searchable database of short, attributed quotes from public figures in geopolitics, war, security and diplomacy. At launch it holds 88 quotes from 44 people in 20 countries and institutions, dated July 22 to Oct. 1, 2026. Every entry links to the transcript, video or report it came from.

At a glance

  • What: a filterable table of verified quotes, with speaker, role, date, venue, topics and a short context line labelled “Context (editor’s note)”.
  • Who: US and UK officials and lawmakers from both main parties, plus leaders from Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, China, NATO, the EU and the UN.
  • Where: petersworld.org/quote-tracker. The data can be downloaded as a spreadsheet.
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What the tracker does

The tracker records what was said, not what it means. It does not rate or rank speakers, and it applies the same rules to every government and party.

How to use it

  • Search: type a name, topic or phrase in the Quote box to search quotes, speakers, topics and context.
  • Filter: use the dropdowns in the column headers for speaker, country, topic and month. Each shows a count, and filters combine.
  • Sort: the table opens newest first. The Date button switches to oldest first for a chronological view.
  • People tracked: select a name in the index to see only that person’s quotes.
  • Copy citation: each row has a button that copies the speaker, role, date, venue and source link.

How entries are verified

We open the source and compare the wording word for word. If we cannot confirm a quote in the source text, it is not listed. Quotation marks surround only the speaker’s own words, and an ellipsis shows where an excerpt starts or stops mid-sentence. Anonymous sources, parody or impersonation accounts and deleted posts are not used, and a social post is listed only if its text was checked against the post itself.

Each entry carries one of three statuses:

  • Verified against transcript: checked against an official or full-text transcript, such as a parliamentary record or a government release.
  • Verified against video/report: checked against a video or an official press record, where no full transcript was available.
  • Reported by [outlet], transcript not found: quoted from a named news organization because we could not find a transcript.

How we label text, and social posts

Text in quotation marks or marked Verbatim is copied word for word from the cited source. Text marked Summary or Editor’s note is our paraphrase; we keep it to a minimum.

Update, Oct. 3, 2026: the tracker now also lists 35 social posts from the official accounts of leaders and institutions on X and Truth Social. Each post is copied verbatim, exactly as posted, and linked to the original. Posts may be edited or deleted later, so each shows the date we captured it. Use the Type filter to show only quotes or only social posts. We link out only and do not embed posts, images or video.

Update, Oct. 3, 2026 (evening): the tracker has grown to 1,352 quotes and 35 social posts from 337 public figures and institutions in 85 countries and bodies, with many more entries on Israel, Iran and the wider Middle East. 510 entries are reported by a named news outlet because no transcript was found, and are labelled that way. A new Status filter lets readers show only entries verified against a transcript or video, and the table now loads 100 entries at a time.

Excerpts and translations

Each quote is a short excerpt of about 50 words at most, with a link to the full source so readers can check the context. When a statement was translated, the entry names who produced the English text, such as United Nations interpretation or an official government translation. Texts released by a speaker’s office may differ from the words delivered, and entries note this.

Five entries from the database

Each is a verified excerpt with its date and source.

“Will we act to ensure that power is governed by law or by force?”

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, General Assembly debate, Sept. 22, 2026. Transcript

“Unlike Russia, we do not seek confrontation.”

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, UN General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2026. Transcript

“The President’s open, still to this moment, to making a deal with Iran that allows Iran to be what it should be, which is a great and prosperous country.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, remarks to press, New York, Sept. 23, 2026. Transcript

“Europe is doing everything to prevent a peaceful settlement and to derail negotiations …”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, UN General Assembly, Sept. 26, 2026. English transcript, Russian foreign ministry

“While we see no imminent military attack against NATO, we must be prepared for Russia’s campaign of hostile actions against Allies to continue.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, press conference, Oct. 1, 2026. Transcript

Listing these side by side is not an endorsement of any of them. Each is the speaker’s own position.

Limits and corrections

The database starts with the weeks around the 81st UN General Assembly, so September is covered most heavily, and it will grow with regular updates. It is not a complete record of anyone’s public remarks. To suggest a quote or report an error, email [contact@petersworld.org](mailto:contact@petersworld.org) with the date, speaker and a link to the source.

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