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On 19 March 2016, satire web site Empire News reported that a family had been killed by neglecting to close their car's sunroof before going through a carwash: This story is a fabrication. Empire News is a purveyor of fake and satirical news. Its About/Disclaimer page reads: It would be very difficult to drown in a carwash, even if the sunroof was inadvertently left open. According to a 2002 report by the International Carwash Association, even the most enthusiastic washer only uses about 110 gallons over the course of several minutes, but the average water consumption is around 43 gallons per vehicle — about as much water as a very small bathtub. That, plus the fact that there is no Darwin in Mississippi (although there is a Darling) makes this story unequivocally false. Other stories that have originated from Empire News include Facebook spying on gun owners for Homeland Security; that food stamp recipients would be awarded free cars; and that the food stamp program would be discontinued entirely.
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