Claim: Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson requested shots of whiskey on his deathbed but was denied them. Rating: About this rating TrueVarious social media platforms, including Reddit and X, have long circulated the claim that Bill Wilson, one of the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), was denied shots of whiskey on his deathbed. According to a profile of author Susan Cheever in the The Washington Post in 2004, she was given access to the archives of Wilson's historic home, Stepping Stones, while researching her biography "My Name is Bill: Bill Wilson." On the eve of the holiday, Bill Wilson passed a fitful night. It's a measure of the power of alcohol that even in his last days alive, Bill Wilson still wanted a whiskey.

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2024 05:53 UTC