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On 14 April 2017, the prank web site React365 published an article positing that Texas had legalized the recreational use of marijuana: The article was quickly deleted, but not before it fooled many readers as it was circulated on Facebook. React365 is one of many web sites that encourage users to create their own fake news stories in order to prank their friends. Users simply invent a fake news title, write a paragraph of two of misinformation, and upload a related image. React365 then turns that collection into a social media post resembling a genuine news item which can be used to prank people on the Internet: One reason that this fake news story may have been particularly believable is that Dallas did pass legislation in April 2017 that would prevent persons caught in possession of small amounts of marijuana from going to jail: React365 has also been responsible for spreading fake news about great white sharks in the Mississippi River and a law requiring grandchildren to spend time with their grandparents.
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