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  • 2016-01-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Pat Robertson Says David Bowie Isn't Dead? (en)
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  • On 13 January 2016, the web site Newslo published an article titled Robertson: 'David Bowie Is Not Dead, He Was Kidnapped By Demons Summoned By Rock Music,' claiming that televangelist Pat Robertson said the following during an airing of the 700 Club after David Bowie's death: While it's true that Robertson said that rock music songs were odes to Satan and music used to summon demons, the second portion of the above-excerpted quote was fabricated, as Newslo itself showed. Content on the self-described hybrid news site Newslo (and related sites such as Religionlo and Politicalo) embellish controversial news items with exaggerated, fabricated details to generate outrage-based traffic. Pages on Newslo (and its sister sites) display an interactive feature enabling readers to Show Facts or Hide Facts, in order to highlight the fictional elements: Articles published by Newslo, Politicalo, and Religionlo Hide Facts by default, ensuring most visitors remained unaware of embellishments carried alongside otherwise accurate information. In addition to the Show Facts/Hide Facts feature, Newslo's disclaimer explained: Previous Newslo, Religionlo, and Politicalo articles that caused similar confusion included items claiming that Marco Rubio said women ought to be placed in custody if it was suspected they were considering an abortion, that Pat Roberton said gay people should wear specific colors by which heterosexual people might easily identify them, and that Pastor John Piper decreed bikini waxes a sin in the eyes of God. (en)
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