The Kim Jong-un story is just such an example. These fake news sites make money by manipulating people's emotions when they are the most vulnerable.
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No, President Obama Did Not Just Sign an Executive Order Banning the Sale of Assault Weapons
Fake News Website Posing As ABC News Again Fools Internet
A website posing as ABC News has again trolled the internet by claiming, "President Obama Signs Executive Order Banning The Sale Of Assault Weapons." The fake "news" site manipulates readers with a logo that looks very similar to the real ABC News logo, except it's slightly oval instead of round. It further attempts to appear as a real news site by appearing to claim its stories are from the Associated Press, with the iconic AP initials at the start of its stories.
Even its web address looks like it is ABC News: http://abcnews.com.co. The real ABC News however is http://abcnews.go.com.
The fake news story is designed to create heightened emotions – either of satisfaction or anger – and the story will go viral because it feeds on people's emotions about very important issues, like gun control after the nation's worst mass shooting, and deadliest terror attack since 9/11.
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