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On 9 July 2016, the web site People of Lancaster published an article reporting that police in that county had uncovered a dobergoat fighting ring involving Amish people and hybrid animals: The fake backstory of the dobergoat confused many social media users who wondered whether it was possible such a beast existed. However, a search restricted to a week prior to the article's appearance demonstrated that no such creature had been popularized by the Amish prior to the publivation of the People of Lancaster article. People of Lancaster is one of many satire news outlets that publish fake news themed to the culture and community of the heavily Amish Pennsylvania county, as a separate article on the site explains: The site's About page disclaims that much of People of Lancaster's content is devoted to snark and satire:
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