#202 | A History of Fake News
English Learning for Curious Minds
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Using Fake News for Political Gain
Fake news for political gain is as old as time. In 19 17, the british government gave one particular fake news story to the press. The story claimed that germans were using the bodies of dead british soldiers to make soap and marjorine, a butter like substance. It was intended to build support for the ongoing war effort by portraying the german enemy as completely barbaric and inhumane. And even though it was proved to be fake, it almost didn't matter. People believed what wanted to believe. To this day there are still some anti semitic websites that claim this story as true. This too has been a motivation for fake news since the dawn of news
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