Category
Fake-News
Links to reports about fake-news and satirical stories and websites.
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Social media driven message, couched as a news report, claims that Pope Benedict XVI resigned his papacy because he is gay and “could no longer live a lie.”
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Death Scams and HoaxesFake-News
Wrestling Star Undertaker is NOT Dead Outline
by Brett M. Christensen August 3, 2012Outline Message circulating via social media claims that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star Undertaker has died of a neck injury while practicing…
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Fake-NewsHoaxes
Hoax Warning – 300km Winds for Johannesburg Region This Weekend
by Brett M. Christensen October 14, 2011Outline Email forward warns that winds of up to 300 kilometres per hour are set to strike the Johannesburg region this weekend.…
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Death Scams and HoaxesFake-NewsHoaxes
William Hung Is Not Dead
by Brett M. Christensen July 12, 2004Emailed “News story” claims that American Idol celebrity, William Hung, is dead from an intentional drug overdose.