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How fake foreign news fed political fervor and led to the American Revolution

  • Written by Jordan Taylor, Adjunct Instructor in History, Indiana University
How fake foreign news fed political fervor and led to the American RevolutionAn 1877 print called 'Concord - The First Blow For Liberty,' showing American patriots going off to fight the British on April 19, 1775.Print Collector/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Misinformation is often at the root of political extremism. During the 2022 United States midterm election, some of the most radical politicians in the Republican Party...

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