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Heroine Elizabeth Macquarie dared to defy fake news 200 years ago February 5, 2021 — 11.08pm Normal text size Advertisement Fake news is a cancer that has the power to eat away at the foundations of a democracy, and bring it crashing down if it’s allowed to fester unchecked. We’ve seen its effects in the United States, but we have evidence of its devastating power closer to home too. Two hundred years ago this month, fake news had a massive impact on Australia. Back then, there were even ...