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That's true. There does seem to be some difference though - stories like Elvis Found Alive in Anchorage and Batboy Graduates with MBA were pretty much regarded
by rfrey 6y ago
That's true. There does seem to be some difference though - stories like Elvis Found Alive in Anchorage and Batboy Graduates with MBA were pretty much regarded as entertainment, whereas Clinton Eats Babies and Trump Videotaped Getting Peed On were received as true by large segments of both the population and the media that normally does not make up stories.
- boulos 6y agoAmerican intervention in Cuba due to newspapers absolutely fits the “most people believed it” criterion [1]: > American newspapers fanned the flames of interest in the war by fabricating atrocities which justified intervention in a number of Spanish colonies worldwide. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_of_the_Spanish–American_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_of_the_Spanish–Am...