Emory University's 'Fake News' Course Helps Students Tease Fact From Fiction

Spreading lies is not new in politics. However, slickly packaged
fictions can move faster, wider and deeper in the digital age.
After the election of President Trump in 2016, concepts like
“alternative facts” and “post-truth” became buzzwords.
Increasingly, calling something “fake news” became a blunt
instrument for discrediting stories, whether based in fact or not.
The term is also being used to educate students at Emory
University. History 190: Fake News is one of dozens of
“evidence-focused seminars” intended to prepare first-year students
for college-level research.