It probably spread at a similar rate relative to how fast truth spread at the time. Lots of old quotes about falsehood spreading faster than truth: https://quo

It probably spread at a similar rate relative to how fast truth spread at the time. Lots of old quotes about falsehood spreading faster than truth: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/