New York World

The term “miscegenation” was coined in an 1864 pamphlet by an anonymous author. It turned out to be an anti-abolition hoax.

Peddling lies goes back to antiquity, but during the Tabloid Wars of the 19th-century it reached the widespread outcry and fever pitch of scandal familiar today.

On the early origins of a very American kind of writing.

Long before the Wordle mania, there was the crossword puzzle craze. And newspapers condemned them as a dangerous menace to society.

Crossword puzzles may be a recent invention, but since we've had language we've played games with words.

When the U.S. first encountered the “Aesthetic Apostle."

The beloved Christmas short story may have been dashed off on deadline but its core message has endured.

Tracing the evolution and challenges of fact-checking in journalism.

The author of "Ku Klux Kulture" breaks down the ‘mutually beneficial’ relationship between the Klan and the media.