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darkcrowdarkcrow Posts: 1,102
edited April 2007 in A Moving Train
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/27/fox-parody/ (click on the link for the vid)

Fox News Sinks To New Low, Repeatedly Reports Parody Story As Actual News
On Tuesday, Fox News morning show “Fox & Friends” aired at least eight segments on a purported “news” story that was actually a parody article written by a publication similar to The Onion.

The backstory: Last week in the town of Lewiston, Maine, a group of Somalian Muslim middle school students were the subject of a cruel prank when their peers placed a ham steak next to them in order to personally offend the students. School officials filed a report because the students considered the act to be a hate/bias crime.

This actual story was then spoofed by a parody site called Associated Content, which made up quotes and details, such as the school’s intention to “create an anti-ham ‘response plan.’”

On Tuesday, Fox & Friends reported these parody quotes and details as actual news. Poking fun at the students, hosts asked whether ham was “a hate crime…or lunch?” and showed screen shots of ham sandwiches, starving Somalians, belching, animal noises, and mock “reenactments” of the incident. Ironically, the hosts assured viewers several times, “We’re not making this up!”
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Hahaaa!

    Would you like some green eggs with that ham?
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  • darkcrowdarkcrow Posts: 1,102
    no thanks im a vegetarian lol
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Sometimes I wish the news from the Onion was real. It's better than the actual news. ;)
  • Uncle LeoUncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    And angry emails and phone calls continue to come into the school.

    Fox News viewers are mobilized.

    I don't think there was any intent. Just a very poor effort at verification.
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  • darkcrowdarkcrow Posts: 1,102
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    And angry emails and phone calls continue to come into the school.

    Fox News viewers are mobilized.

    I don't think there was any intent. Just a very poor effort at verification.
    really they should not ahve run with it. the presenter said he went onto the net and checked the websites of the local newspapers....
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    Absolutely amazing.
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  • sweet adelinesweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    Just a very poor effort at verification.

    which is par for the course at faux news.
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    And angry emails and phone calls continue to come into the school.

    Fox News viewers are mobilized.

    I don't think there was any intent. Just a very poor effort at verification.

    Uncle Leo! Of course there was intent! These bozo's are of the Intented Tribe. They're motherfuckers.

    Spiritually only, of course.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    sweet adeline wrote:
    which is par for the course at faux news.

    Actually it's par for just about every news outlet. ;)
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    I think it is funny when people are offended by a nice ham or a good steak. I think it is sad when a news organization doesn't verify facts.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • darkcrowdarkcrow Posts: 1,102
    jeffbr wrote:
    I think it is funny when people are offended by a nice ham or a good steak. I think it is sad when a news organization doesn't verify facts.

    i dont think (muslim) people would be offended if you ate ham infront of them but if you threw it at them or something i think they have grounds for such disgust...
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    jeffbr wrote:
    I think it is funny when people are offended by a nice ham or a good steak. I think it is sad when a news organization doesn't verify facts.

    You must be the saddest fellow on the face of the planet.
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  • NOCODE#1NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    cutback wrote:
    Actually it's par for just about every news outlet. ;)
    yea cnn gets it wrong all the time :rolleyes:
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    gue_barium wrote:
    You must be the saddest fellow on the face of the planet.

    I'm actually quite happy. Are you offended by steak or something?
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Dum-da-dum-dum!...dumb!!!

    Fox allstars...just brilliant guys (insert apathetic golf clap)
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  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    jeffbr wrote:
    I'm actually quite happy. Are you offended by steak or something?
    I think it was because you find it sad when news organizations don't verify facts .... implying that you must be sad pretty much all the time :)
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    hippiemom wrote:
    I think it was because you find it sad when news organizations don't verify facts .... implying that you must be sad pretty much all the time :)

    Damn I'm glad it's Friday! That one completely got by me. LOL.
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    jeffbr wrote:
    Damn I'm glad it's Friday! That one completely got by me. LOL.

    Just drink a beer.
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    gue_barium wrote:
    Just drink a beer.

    Good plan!
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
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