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On 24 June 2016, the web site Associated Media Coverage published an article reporting that several Islamic Cultural Centers throughout the United States had donated an aggregate $87,000 to the family of Omar Mateen, the man responsible for gunning down 49 people in a June 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida: There is no truth to this report, however. Associated Media Coverage uses the tagline News You Can Trust but is nothing more than another purveyor of clickbait fake news stories. The web site has previously published fabricated accounts about the FDA banning E-Juice, a multi-state motorcycle curfew, and a two pet per-household rule. Some fake news web sites carry a disclaimer labeling their content as fiction, but no such warning can be found on Associated Media Coverage's site. However, readers could have deduced that they were reading a fake news report by following the links provided within it (none of which led to articles concerning the alleged donation), or by researching the Islamic Cultural Center of Villa Heights (which does not appear to exist).
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