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The introduction of Pokemon Go in July 2016 inevitably made the phenomenon a target of rumor and fake news, including an article reporting that a teen boy has been killed for trespassing while immersed in the game: Readers who scrolled down to the bottom of the article might have noted its tagline suggested that the publishing site wasn't necessarily on the level: Although this fake story gained popularity via TheNoChill, it originated with notorious fake news outlet National Report. Among fabricated news items pertaining to Pokemon Go were claims a player caused a serious traffic accident while distracted by the game, that the app was developed for Satanists, that Australian police used the game to target players, that a teen stabbed his brother to death because he thought the younger boy deleted his Pokemon, that The Simpsons predicted the advent of Pokemon Go, and that a teen wandered into a bad neighborhood and was stabbed playing the game.
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