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The press also fueled public hatred for Ned Kelly and his gang. With no social media to spread news about their crimes, newspapers were the primary source for information about criminals in Victorian society. These papers had a habit of exaggerating events so that they appeared more dramatic than they actually were. This led many people to believe that Ned Kelly's gang was far more violent than they actually were. In reality, most encounters between Kelly's gang and the police ended without bloodshed- but these headlines made these incidents appear far bloodier than they were.













