Thread: What is the most damaging fake news in history?

The Stab in the Back myth. It was the belief that the German Army only lost World War I because they were betrayed by their own government and civilians. Specifically the Jews and other undesirables. It played a large role in the Nazi’s rise to power in Germany and… well we all know what that lead to.

An unpleasant situation and even a hate on the Internet can happen to each of us. But such a story happened to Scott Cooper Scam in 2017. Then his photo with a strange object in his hands got into the network. And in an ordinary piece of ice, people found something vulgar. I believe that if not for the angle of this photo, Scott would have avoided such misunderstandings.