The witch hunts of 1400-1780 and today's #misinformation crisis have striking parallels.

Both were fueled by new #media technologies that allowed false information to spread rapidly and widely

#news #witchhunt https://theconversation.com/from-printing-presses-to-facebook-feeds-what-yesterdays-witch-hunts-have-in-common-with-todays-misinformation-crisis-260995?utm_medium=nostr&utm_source=social