Question

We may think today that Donald Trump invented the term, but “fake news” has been around for a while. In the early 19th century, small regional and local papers made their product known and i1. their sales with a lot of made-up news articles. The Central Park Zoo Escape, reported on November 9, 1874, is one such event.

The front page of the New York Herald that day reported that v2. animals had escaped from the Central Park Zoo. A rhino had fallen into a sewer（下水道） and a lion had been seen walking slowly through a church. The article said that, while the police and National Guard were doing what they could, twenty-seven people had already died and many others had been injured. Readers were scared and armed men were seen in the streets, preparing to p3. their loved ones and property by battling the wild animals of the zoo. In their upset, they clearly hadn’t read to the end of the article: the l4. line stated that ‘the whole story given above is a pure lie’!

But why was it done? The article was the creation of a reporter named Joseph Clarke. Working alongside his editor, Clarke wanted to highlight the dangerous conditions at the zoo by showing the readers what could happen, not what a5. had. They had no idea of the fear it would cause. The paper never apologized for the upset to New Yorkers. I6., they ran a short statement requesting that safety conditions at the zoo should be improved.

The l7. to learn? Always read right to the end!

The whole story given above is not a pure lie!

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