HomepageInfo Literacy Editor in Info Literacy The True History of Fake News “In the long history of misinformation, the current outbreak of fake news has already secured a special place, with the president’s personal adviser, Kellyanne Conway, going so far as to invent a Kentucky massacre in order to defend a ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries. But the concoction of alternative facts is hardly rare, and the equivalent of today’s poisonous, bite-size texts and tweets can be found in most periods of history, going back to the ancients.” Share this:Print This French Newspaper Found an Antidote to Fake News OnlineMay 22, 2017In "Media"The $110 Billion Arms Deal to Saudi Arabia Is Fake NewsJune 6, 2017In "Executive Branch"Analysis Shows How Viral Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News on FacebookSeptember 27, 2017In "Media" Next Read: Tampa Bay, Florida has one of the worst public transit systems in America. Here’s why. » Editor: