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Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire. Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks, typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets. [1] [2] [3]
The best-known example is The Onion, the online version of which started in 1996. [1] These sites are not to be confused with fake news websites , which deliberately publish hoaxes in an attempt to profit from gullible readers.
Possibly part of same network as Associated Media Coverage, another fake news site. [8] [9] Business Standard News bizstandardnews.com Defunct Its stories have been mistaken as real-news then shared and cited as real-news. A disclaimer says the stories "could be true" because "reality is so strange nowadays".
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In an interview with ABC News, Chacon defended his site, saying it was an over-the-top parody of fake sites to teach his friends how ridiculous they were. [67] The Daily Beast reported on the popularity of Chacon's fictions being reported as if it were factual and noted pro-Trump message boards and YouTube videos routinely believed them. [ 64 ]
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