Day 1,773: fable

Hence the Chinese fables about weather weapons in Hawaii, or Russia’s bid to conceal its role in shooting down a Malaysian airliner by promoting several competing narratives.

How disinformation works—and how to counter it

Artwork of the day 
Fables
Raphael Kirchner
Date: 1903
Style: Art Nouveau (Modern)
Series: Fables
Genre: literary painting

Word of the day 
fable: to tell a short story that tells a general truth or is only partly based on fact, or literature of this type:

Quote of the day
“I'm fascinated with the stories that we tell. Real histories become fantasies and fairy tales, morality tales and fables.”

― Kara Walker