Hacker NewsMar 6, 2024
World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild gossip
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/world-war-ii-rumor-clinics-helped-america-battle-wild-gossip-180983883/
#ycombinator #Activism #American_History #Boston #Communication #Eleanor_Roosevelt #FBI #History_of_Now #Journalism #Magazines #Nazis #Newspapers #Politics #Propaganda #Psychology #Warfare #World_War_II
World War II 'Rumor Clinics' Helped America Battle Wild Gossip

Newspapers and magazines across the United States published weekly columns debunking lurid claims that were detrimental to the war effort

Smithsonian Magazine
 Hacker NewsMar 6, 2024
World War II 'Rumor Clinics' Helped America Battle Wild Gossip
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/world-war-ii-rumor-clinics-helped-america-battle-wild-gossip-180983883/
#ycombinator #Activism #American_History #Boston #Communication #Eleanor_Roosevelt #FBI #History_of_Now #Journalism #Magazines #Nazis #Newspapers #Politics #Propaganda #Psychology #Warfare #World_War_II
World War II 'Rumor Clinics' Helped America Battle Wild Gossip

Newspapers and magazines across the United States published weekly columns debunking lurid claims that were detrimental to the war effort

Smithsonian Magazine