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What the Leo Frank case tells us about the dangers of fake news

  • Written by Ingrid Anderson, Lecturer, Arts & Sciences Writing Program, Boston University
imageLeo Frank, 1884-1915.Library of Congress Online Catalog, Prints and Photographs Division

On Tuesday, April 11 – the first day of the Jewish holiday of Passover – White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer asserted that Syrian President Bashar al-Asad was guilty of worse acts than Hitler when he used sarin gas on civilians.

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