Editor's note

Fake news might seem like a modern phenomenon but it's been used as a useful propaganda tool throughout history. James Rodgers, however, has identified three factors that make the current era of disinformation particularly potent. The world has dealt with it before, though, and it will again, he says. Meanwhile, as Dominic Smith writes, it's hard to tell if Donald Trump is lying or not when his statements are so incoherent.

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