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  2. List of satirical fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    This fake news website mostly consists of celebrity gossip and death hoaxes, but a few of its other stories were disseminated on social media. When the site was up it said that it was "a combination of real shocking news and satire news" and that articles were for "entertainment and satirical purposes" only. News Hound news-hound.org

  3. Sensationalism - Wikipedia

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    Sensationalism was used in books of the 16th and 17th century, to teach moral lessons. According to Stephens, sensationalism brought the news to a new audience when it became aimed at the lower class, who had less of a need to accurately understand politics and the economy, to occupy them in other matters.

  4. 'Shut it down!' How group chats, rumors and fear sparked a ...

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    The crowd that descended on UCLA was inflamed by posts on social media and in private group chats that said Jewish students were being mistreated, blocked from parts of campus and even attacked ...

  5. Shock value - Wikipedia

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    Shock value. Shock value (or shock factor) is the potential of an image, text, action, or other form of communication, such as a public execution, to provoke a reaction of sharp disgust, shock, anger, fear, or similar negative emotions.

  6. Police: Social media sleuths risked scuppering ‘most shocking ...

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    Detective Chief Inspector Andy Howard said social media played a crucial role in securing the convictions, but said it also represented a challenge.

  7. If London Were Syria - Wikipedia

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    English. If London Were Syria, titled on YouTube Most Shocking Second a Day Video, [1] [2] [3] is a 93-second charity commercial, created by Don't Panic London for Save The Children UK, marking the third anniversary of the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War. [4] It features a young British girl experiencing the effects of a hypothetical civil war ...

  8. Taylor Swift is Shocking Focus of Kendrick Lamar and ... - AOL

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    Taylor Swift has found herself at the center of pal Kendrick Lamar and rapper Drake ‘s ongoing feud. The TTPD hitmaker, 34, woke up yesterday to a firestorm which saw her dragged into a rap ...

  9. Weekly World News - Wikipedia

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    0199-574X. OCLC. 6010349. The Weekly World News is a tabloid formerly published in a newspaper format reporting mostly fictional "news" stories in the United States from 1979 to 2007. The paper was renowned for its outlandish cover stories often based on supernatural or paranormal themes and an approach to news that verged on the satirical.