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On 28 August 2016, the web site Associated Media Coverage reported that eleven U.S. states had outlawed the use of electronic cigarettes inside cars: Included with the article was a list of purported penalties for non-compliance with the new laws, including fines and suspension of driving privileges: Notably, no other news outlet reported on the multi-state law purportedly affecting drivers across the country despite the widespread popularity of e-cigarettes. That's because the report was false: Associated Media Coverage is a fake news site that typically spreads fabrications pertaining to non-existent laws and statutes which would affect a specific subset of the population. Prior falsehoods from the site include tales of a looming motorcycle curfew in March 2016, a motorcycle speed ban in August 2016, an impending FDA e-juice ban not long after that, and a claim several jurisdictions were codifying a two pet maximum ordinance (meaning many households would be forced to rehome beloved pets). Associated Media Coverage has expanded its scope into darker fabrications alongside claims like the electronic cigarettes in vehicles ban, promulgating alarming but false stories about a transgender bathroom controversy-related shooting (while the general issue was debated nationwide), Casey Anthony opening a home daycare center, and a dead newborn located in a Walmart DVD bin. While many fake news sites feature disclaimers informing readers their content is falsified, Associated Media Coverage does not.
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