Sun on Nostr: One of the earliest American invocations of "fake news" is William Randolph Hearst ...
One of the earliest American invocations of "fake news" is William Randolph Hearst decrying presumably fake news stories about mysterious airships in 1896-7. An interesting parallel to the present day is Hearst's papers simultaneous role in manufacturing public consent for US military action in the Spanish American War (it did not "cause" the war.)
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