Before social media, before the internet, before cable news... there was 1888. The Jack the Ripper investigation was flooded with fabricated letters, fake witnesses, made-up encounters and even a fictional sketch of the killer, all fueled by newspapers looking for sensational stories and more readers. But according to the story we discuss here, the media frenzy didn't just scare London. It may have seriously compromised the investigation itself. The first "fake news" scandal? You might be surprised how much of it sounds familiar. #JackTheRipper #TrueCrime #CrimeHistory #FakeNews #LondonHistory #UnsolvedMystery #History #CrimeStories #TheBrighterSideOfBlue #TBSOB #StLouis #HistoricalMystery