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https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/378178/who-started-the-expression-fake-news
It traces "fake news" as a phrase back to the 1890s.
"False news" is even older.
This TV Guide cover from 1992 undoubtedly helped popularize the phrase in the modern era.
It traces "fake news" as a phrase back to the 1890s.
"False news" is even older.
This TV Guide cover from 1992 undoubtedly helped popularize the phrase in the modern era.
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