Misinformation and disinformation are far from being a modern phenomena. Rulers, politicians, and people, in general, have been manipulating the masses for centuries. The difference now is the pace, scale, and speed of that misinformation/disinformation and how it can cross borders and continents in an instant.
Whether social media platforms wish to admit it or not, they are designed to share information and content quickly, regardless of its veracity or intention, just as long as it provokes strong emotion.
Most worrying in the digital age is that sometimes the information you are seeing on your newsfeed might not have even been put there by a flesh and blood person.
