1983
Hello World! The Internet was born.
1998
Google takes search to the next level.
2004
Facebook becomes one of the first social networks.
2007
Apple announces iPhone increasing Internet usage.
2008
The "birther movement" questions Barack Obama's birthplace.
2012
Sandy Hook shooting occurs and soon after conspiracy theories denying the deaths of 20 kindergarteners and 6 adults spread.
2014
The term "Fake News" becomes popular.
2016
Facebook denies Russian interference.
2016
Pizzagate conspiracy theory leads to shooting.
2017
Q first posts cryptic messages to 4chan. QAnon begins.
2017
Social media executives appear at congressional hearings to discuss election interference.
2019
COVID-19 is discovered in China.
2019
Infowars founder Alex Jones loses in court over his Sandy Hook shooting conspiracy theories.
2020
COVID-19 shuts down the world. Health misinformation swarms. People are isolated at home with the internet.
2021
Capitol Attacks occur after Donald Trump incites violence at a rally.
