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On 13 January 2016, Powerball officials announced that a winning ticket for a record $1.6 billion jackpot had been purchased in Chino Hills, California. Shortly thereafter, the entertainment web site United Media Publishing posted a fake news article about a fictional winner named Jared Price: While it's true that a winning ticket was sold in Chino Hills, California, the winner has not been named. Reuters reported that two other winning tickets were sold in Florida and Tennessee. None of the winners have come forward yet: United Media Publishing is an entertainment web site that does not publish factual stories. While the web site does not feature a readily available disclaimer labeling its content as fiction, UMP is known for publishing hoaxes, such as this story about Christians getting divorced in huge numbers after the legalization of gay marriage, or this dubious diatribe about Pope Francis claiming that the only way to end climate change was to sterilize all unwed mothers. United Media Publishing isn't the only web site looking to capitalize on the mystery surrounding the identity of the Powerball winners. Several people on social media have been posting fake tickets in an attempt to win internet points.
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