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Portrait of Jonathan Swift

How Jonathan Swift Attacked Fake News

Source: The Daily Beast

In the 1720s and 1730s, author Jonathan Swift used satire to protest social injustices, balancing facts with absurdity.

This entry was posted in Voices of Protest and tagged Historic Figures, History, Opinion on November 1, 2017 by Anita Hacker.

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