No, the people who wrote and ratified the First Amendment to the constitution of the United States engaged in truly "fake news" themselves. They published lies

No, the people who wrote and ratified the First Amendment to the constitution of the United States engaged in truly "fake news" themselves. They published lies they knew were lies in order to gain political advantage, and many of them did so quite gleefully. They knew what the meant by Freedom Of Speech, and it without question included political fake news. It's not something they overlooked, it was a regular part of the political fabric of the time. And contrary to what the current panic is saying, it all worked out OK.