It has been an issue since the invention of the printing press. Benjamin Franklin himself published fake news about Indian tribes scalping the settlers in orde

It has been an issue since the invention of the printing press. Benjamin Franklin himself published fake news about Indian tribes scalping the settlers in order to convince the colonists to take action against them. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-37-02-0132 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-37-02-01...