Hearst fabricated visual atrocity propaganda to provoke a war

Evidence

When Hearst’s correspondent in Havana wired that there would be no war, Hearst … famously responded: “You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war.” Hearst published fake drawings of Cuban officials strip-searching American women—and he got his war. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 205

Categorization

• SEED: Strong example that fabricated images and deliberate disinformation predate social media by over a century — useful correction to fake-news novelty narrative.
• SHARE: The exact ‘You furnish the pictures’ quote is a great nerdy exchange for someone into media history.
• XREF: connects to: World War One atrocity propaganda made the Holocaust’s truth widely disbelieved — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1481; Spanish authorities fabricated captured letters to justify their war propaganda — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1569

Broader Connections

• Spanish authorities fabricated captured letters to justify their war propaganda #exemplifies (0.80) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1569
• World War One atrocity propaganda made the Holocaust’s truth widely disbelieved #complicates (0.72) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1481