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 i 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 v 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 p 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 l 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 a had. They had no idea of the fear it would cause. The paper never apologized for the upset to New Yorkers. I, they ran a short statement requesting that safety conditions at the zoo should be improved.
The l to learn? Always read right to the end!
The whole story given above is not a pure lie!
