Tagging Fake Articles Is Failing To Combat Fake News
So-called "fake news" and not in form of The Onion (which is obvious satire) has been around in one form or another for hundreds of years. The world's first daily newspapers, which were printed in London's Fleet Street in the early 1700s, were full of stories and hearsay designed to influence readers and drum up sales. However, the readership of these papers was relatively limited compared to the size of the audience available to online publications today.
