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On 31 July 2016, the web site Associated Media Coverage published an article reporting that the U.S. government was introducing a new regulation requiring all motorcycles be outfitted with speed governors capped at 75 MPH by January 2017: The sensational claim was one of several hoaxes recently promulgated by the Associated Media Coverage fake news site, the most popular of which pertained to purported laws that would affect specific subsets of the population (such as motorcyclists or e-cigarette users). The site spread a similar false claim about a motorcycle curfew in March 2016, falsely reported a looming FDA e-juice ban, fabricated a claim about several jurisdictions codifying a two pet maximum ordinance, and concocted a story about a transgender bathroom controversy-related shooting. While many fake news sites include disclaimer notices informing readers that their content is not credible, Associated Media Coverage does not. As such, many of the less ostentatious claims (such as the 75 MPH motorcycle speed governor one) spread on social media amid a targeted audience.
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