The History of Fake News and Post-Truth Politics

In this video, I look at the history of Fake News, from Nazi propaganda to William Randolph Hearst. And how it links with the birth of Post-Truth politics, how Trump takes advantage of both, and what could be done about it. Support me on Patreon and pledge as little as $1 per video: http://patreon.com/user?u=3517018 Facebook: http://fb.me/thethenandnow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethenandnow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lewlewwaller Music: Clean Soul Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Agnus Dei X Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Too Cool Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/