Fake news is not new -- it is probably as old as humanity. It has long been rife in politics (manifestos announced but never kept), and commerce ("marketing is no longer about the stuff you make, but the stories you tell" -- Seth Godin, marketer). But most of all, it is rife and active on the internet following the US presidential campaign last year and the new administration this year.
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