Fake news isn't new

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — As the digital revolution continues to allow news to be reported from a variety of sources, the debate around its validity has become a hot topic.

The 2016 United States presidential election and the Trump administration especially added flames to the fire known as “fake news.”

According to the Journal of Economic Perspectives, the average American adult saw several fake news stories, particularly on social media, in the months around the election.

Here's how a newspaper in the 1800s helped spark journalistic sensationalism