Exactly my thought! Yellow journalism is another 20th century example. Disinformation is as ancient as writing.
Articles on some topics are more commonly colored by the reporter's personal beliefs, and those change with the times.
To fight this, I figured out how to block specific topics and sections from Google News, creating a simple prefilter with a browser plugin. Now, with most of the click bait distractions removed from my screen, I'm surprised to find that Google News actually has some interesting stuff in it.
Articles on some topics are more commonly colored by the reporter's personal beliefs, and those change with the times.
To fight this, I figured out how to block specific topics and sections from Google News, creating a simple prefilter with a browser plugin. Now, with most of the click bait distractions removed from my screen, I'm surprised to find that Google News actually has some interesting stuff in it.