How Stuff Works, Faking the News Dept. 0
At The Local, James Savage recounts how that website got embroiled in a fake news story. A snippet; follow the link for the full story (emphasis added):
The story was piffle. And despite appearances, it was not on The Local. Someone had cloned The Local, using a similar web address, and had published the story. Reuters and other international media had picked it up and re-reported it, citing The Local. The story didn’t sound outlandish and its apparent appearance in mainstream media gave it credibility.
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again.
It beats the hell out of me how persons will unquestioningly believe stuff they see on their computer tablets when they would unhesitatingly question the same stuff if Moses brought it down from Mt. Sinai on stone tablets.
