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On Nov. 2, 2021, Real Raw News published an article positing that U.S. Navy SEALs raided a cargo ship off the coast of Long Beach, California, and rescued 200 foreign children who were being smuggled. This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated with a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows: Information on this website is for informational and educational and entertainment purposes. This website contains humor, parody, and satire. We have included this disclaimer for our protection, on the advice on legal counsel. The post also claims that U.S. Special Operations got a tip from someone at Mar-a-Lago, with credible evidence of [child trafficking' on the vessel. There is no evidence that such a raid occurred. No major news organization has picked up on this story if it were true. We also looked through Marine Traffic, a vessel tracking database, for a cargo ship named Morning Star at Long Beach, and found no records. The U.S. Navy also made no announcements about such a raid taking place. For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
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