The concept of “fake news” through the selective framing or distortion of facts is not new, dating back to the inception of the printing press and the rise of popular journalism in the nineteenth century. This article discusses the historical background characterized by the protracted challenge of media prejudice and misrepresentation, a period when the national media justified colonial rule with biased narratives. Such publications provided detailed reports but they also exhibited significant bias in their depiction of colonized territories, thereby perpetuating colonial perspectives.