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PostSubject: Funny: New crop of satirical news sites blur the line   Funny: New crop of satirical news sites blur the line Icon_minitimeWed Jun 11, 2014 12:41 am

When news came through that former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was to join news network Al Jazeera, it's easy to see why it interested The Washington Post. Al Jazeera had just announced it would launch an American operation, and Palin had worked extensively with Fox News.

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Problem was, this wasn't ''news'' at all. It was a manufactured story from satirical website The Daily Currant. But Post contributor Suzi Parker ran with it and the inglorious correction sits atop the online article to this day.

Fake news sites are proliferating. Empire Sports, National Report, The News Nerd and Mediamass are among the names you probably won't recognise but could seem credible to a casual and unsuspecting audience. The brands sound innocuous and, in today's rapid-fire online media landscape, reliable enough to be used as a source.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/new-crop-of-satirical-news-sites-blur-the-line-20140610-zs2j1.html
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