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WalkingTurtleMan t1_j9p7ndk wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle

In many ways there’s a lot of parallels to misinformation on the internet and misinformation with the first printing press. Times are not exactly the same but they sure do rhyme.

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