Fake news is false or misleading information claiming the aesthetics and legitimacy of news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through adver
Reporters with various forms of "fake news" from an 1894 illustration by Frederick Burr Opper
Digital advertising technologies monetize fake news websites.
Roman politician and general Mark Antony killed himself because of misinformation.
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst caricatured as they urged the U.S. into the Spanish–American War
Propaganda is a form of communication that is primarily used to influence an audience and persuade them to further an agenda. Propaganda may not be objective and often selectively presents facts to en
Fake news
…Fake news is false or misleading information (misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, and hoaxes) claiming the aesthetics and legitimacy of news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making…
James Montgomery Flagg's famous "Uncle Sam" propaganda poster, made during World War I
Nazi propaganda poster of 27th SS Volunteer Division Langemarck with antisemitic title: "Together we will crush him!".
A 1918 Finnish propaganda leaflet signed by General Mannerheim circulated by the Whites urging the Reds to surrender during the Finnish Civil War. [To the residents and troops of Tampere! Resistance is futile. Raise the white flag and surrender. The blood of the citizen has been shed enough. We will not kill our prisoners as the Reds do. Send your representative with a white flag.]
Front cover of a US anti-communist propaganda comic book published in 1947