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In mid-February 2017 web sites such as the Houston Leader, Sacramento Dispatch and Salt Lake City Guardian published identical articles reporting that Donald Trump was spotted at a Swiss resort with Russian president Vladimir Putin in June 2016, several months prior to Trump's election to the presidency: Although the report appeared at a time when rumors about President Trump's relationship with Russia were popular, there was no truth whatsoever to the claim. The Sacramento Dispatch, Houston Leader, and Salt Lake City Guardian web sites are some of the many regional fake news sites that have sprung up lately, established to masquerade as the digital arms of big-city newspapers. The design of these three web sites is virtually identical, and their credible-sounding names have led social media users across the U.S. to believe they are legitimate news sources. Redirects subsequently put in place for these fake news sites demonstrate that they were established as a promotional effort for the psychological thriller film A Cure for Wellness.
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