ABCnews.com.co

ABCnews.com.co

ABCnews.com.co

Spoof website

This article is about the fake news website. For the American broadcaster this site spoofs, see ABC News. For other uses, see ABC News (disambiguation).

ABCnews.com.co was a fake news website which mimicked the URL, design and logo of the ABC News website.[1][2] Many stories from ABCnews.com.co were widely shared before being debunked.[3]

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The website's disclaimer page gave the address of the Westboro Baptist Church as its primary location.[4]

Paul Horner, the owner of the site, claimed to make $10,000 per month[lower-alpha 1] from advertising traffic.[6][7]

In October 2017, ABCnews.com.co was shut down,[8] and its domain expired a few days later.[9]

Examples of fake news stories

ABCnews.com.co promulgated stories about prominent figures and organizations, including:

See also

Notes

  1. equivalent to $12,696 in 2023[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Murtha, Jack (May 26, 2016). "How fake news sites frequently trick big-time journalists". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Osmundsen, Mathias; Bor, Alexander; Vahlstrup, Peter Bjerregaard; Bechmann, Anja; Petersen, Michael Bang (May 7, 2021). "Partisan Polarization Is the Primary Psychological Motivation behind Political Fake News Sharing on Twitter". American Political Science Review. 115 (3). Cambridge University Press: 999–1015. doi:10.1017/S0003055421000290. ISSN 0003-0554. S2CID 235527523.
  3. [3]
    "Here's how to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed". KXLH. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Contact - ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved November 20, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. [5]
    1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. [6]
    Jacobson, Louis (November 17, 2016). "No, someone wasn't paid $3,500 to protest Donald Trump; it's fake news". Politifact. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. [7]
    Dewey, Caitlin (November 17, 2016). "Facebook fake-news writer: 'I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  8. [8]
    https://web.archive.org/web/20171025080107/http://abcnews.com.co/
  9. [9]
    https://web.archive.org/web/20171101080141/http://abcnews.com.co/
  10. [10]
    Woody, Christopher (July 9, 2016). "Mexico's government shut down rumors of 'El Chapo' Guzmán's escape with this one photo". Business Insider. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  11. [11]
    Routhier, Ray (June 5, 2016). "Katy Perry's moving to Maine?! No, actually. Fake news strikes again". The Portland Press Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  12. [12]
    Wade, Peter (March 12, 2016). "Don't Believe the Fake Reports. The Church of Scientology Is Still Tax Exempt". Esquire. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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