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Title: The (almost) complete history of 'fake news'
Post by: BallAquatics on January 22, 2018, 01:23:40 AM
In record time, the phrase morphed from a description of a social media phenomenon into a journalistic cliche and an angry political slur. How did the term "fake news" evolve - and what's next in the world of disinformation?

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Dennis