Frederick Burr Opper
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Frederick Burr Opper was one of the pioneers of American newspaper comic strips, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan. His comic characters were featured in magazine gag cartoons, covers, pol
Portrait c. 1903
Frederick Opper's Happy Hooligan (October 23, 1921)
Opper's cartoon The fin de siècle newspaper proprietor was an early use of the term fake news
Caricature by Opper 1895 of Germany's Bismarck & Britain's Gladstone as performers on the political stage.
Fake news
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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
Frederick Burr Opper
…mogul (possibly Joseph Pulitzer) raking in the profits, yet misleading the public. Noteworthy in this political cartoon is an early use of the term "fake news." In addition, Opper drew influential political cartoons supporting Hearst's campaign against the "trusts" with characters "Willie and Teddy", depicting…
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