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On 1 October 2013, the National Report published an article positing that giant hornets created by exposure to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant had killed several people in Nebraska: Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2013] The item stated: The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) is indeed a real species of hornet (the largest of its kind in the world), and its venomous string is particularly effective in dispatching victims: It is also true that news accounts have recently reported incidents of people in Asian countries such as China, South Korea, and Japan having died after being stung by these giant killer hornets, such as the following October 2013 account from CNN: However, such killer hornets were not mutants created by exposure to radiation from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant which caused them to quadruple in size, nor have they killed several people in Nebraska. Those claims were taken from a bit of satire originating with the National Report, a web site that publishes outrageous fictional stories such as IRS Plans to Target Leprechauns Next, Boy Scouts Announce Boobs Merit Badge, and New CDC Study Indicates Pets of Gay Couples Worse at Sports, Better at Fashion Than Pets of Straight Couples. The National Report's (since removed) disclaimer page noted that:
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