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  • 2014-10-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Graffiti Artist Banksy Arrested in London; Identity Revealed (en)
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  • On 20 October 2014, the National Report published an article claiming Banksy was arrested in Watford, England. Banksy is the alias of an internationally-recognized street artist whose work and continuing anonymity gained mainstream attention following his 2010 film Exit Through the Gift Shop. According to the National Report, Banksy was identified as 35-year-old Paul Horner. The article also claimed the artist was captured by both Metropolitan Police and City of London Police, despite the purported arrest's having occurred outside the jurisdiction of both departments, in Hertfordshire. The National Report quoted non-existent Police Chief Lyndon Edwards on the sting that led to Banksy's arrest, as well as the long-awaited public revelation of the artist's true identity: There are a number of implausible claims in the Banksy arrest report article, the most glaring that a quick reverse image search instantly dates the perp walk picture back to Operation Razorback in July 2011: One need not be all that observant to note the man the article identified as Horner in a mugshot has a notably different skin tone from the man whose face is obscured in the arrest photo displayed above: Mostly, however, the story is easily identifiable as a bit of fiction because National Report is a well-known fake news outlet, publishing click-baiting, completely false stories such as 15 Year Old Who 'SWATTED' Gamer Convicted of Domestic Terrorism, Solar Panels Drain the Sun's Energy, Experts Say, and Vince Gilligan Announces Breaking Bad Season 6. London's Metropolitan Police confirmed on 20 October 2014 that the story about Banksy's arrest was a hoax. A nearly identical version of this rumor was published in September 2017 on the fake news web site NewsExaminer.net. Although that article featured a new location (Banksy was reportedly arrested in Palestine) and an updated perp walk photograph (this time showing a rape suspect in 2016), it also included the same fake quote from the non-existent Police Chief Lyndon Edwards. (en)
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