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  • 2016-05-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Newark Woman Arrested for Assaulting, Killing Son with Toy? (en)
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  • In early February 2016, the fake news web site Empire Herald published an article titled Newark Woman Arrested For Raping Her 2 Year Old Son With A Toy, Child Dies From Injuries. Its content was no less disturbing than the title: The claim is typical of the outlandish, fabricated articles routinely published by Empire Herald (which features no disclaimer warning readers that its articles are exclusively in the realm of fake news), but the content of this particular article is far darker than many of the site's other efforts. It also contains no satirical elements or humor, serving solely to distress readers. Why the claim suddenly gained traction is unclear. Previous Empire Herald hoaxes included claims about a dog meat restaurant, a serial killer who purportedly carved Black Lives Matter into his victims' skin, a falsehood about a man committing suicide over the Harriet Tubman $20 bill, and a yarn about a mother caught masturbating with a Happy Meal toy in a McDonald's Playplace. (en)
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