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  2. Fake news websites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Definition. Fake news websites deliberately publish hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation to drive web traffic inflamed by social media. These sites are distinguished from news satire as fake news articles are usually fabricated to deliberately mislead readers, either for profit or more ambiguous reasons, such as disinformation campaigns.

  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. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    Cited story from World News Daily Report. News4Local.com News4Local.com Now 8 News Now8News.com Started in 2015, this fake news website is also designed to look like a local television outlet. Several of the website's fake stories have successfully spread on social media.

  5. The 20 Most Shocking Live TV Moments - AOL

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    The 20 Most Shocking Live TV Moments ... but not live TV news events such as the O.J. Simpson Bronco chase or Lee Harvey Oswald ... Trump poised to clinch $1.3 billion social media company stock ...

  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. Social news website - Wikipedia

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    Social news website. A social news website is a website that features user -posted stories. Such stories are ranked based on popularity, as voted on by other users of the site or by website administrators. Users typically comment online on the news posts and these comments may also be ranked in popularity. Since their emergence with the birth ...

  8. Most Shocking Soap Star Deaths of All Time - AOL

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    Nathaniel Marston. The One Life to Live star died in November 2015 at the age of 40. His death came almost two weeks after a car crash in Nevada left him in critical condition, suffering a broken ...

  9. Most Shocking - Wikipedia

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    Most Shocking is an American reality television series produced by Nash Entertainment and truTV Original Productions. A spin-off series entitled Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking aired from 2009 to 2012. [1] The program held a TV-14 rating due to extremely violent situations depicted in the videos.