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CNN Doesn't Like Being Spoofed

Posted by timothy on from the littered-with-what-now dept.

scrm writes "After being online for only a week, the Fake CNN News Generator, a spoof of the CNN.com website, has been shut down after CNN sent them a threatening legal letter alleging copyright and trademark infringement. (Although the real reason is more likely to be because people were actually believing that the fake stories were true.)"

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  1. Shouldn't the headline be: by leviramsey · · Score: 3, Funny

    "CNN Doesn't Like Being Spo0fed", considering the domain name of the site in question?

    1. Re:Shouldn't the headline be: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Damn a logged-in user got fp and 7 minutes after the story was posted.

      Us ACs need to get on the ball!

  2. So let me get this straight. by immanis · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Olsen twins are not attending my local University?

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  3. True stories are the metric? by bellings · · Score: 3, Funny

    Although the real reason is more likely to be because people were actually believing that the fake stories were true.

    If that's the case, perhaps Slashdot should cast a very critical eye on the bbspot slashdot random story generator.

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  4. Both by moc.tfosorcimgllib · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why can't people enjoy browsers with brains AND "Hot Adult Entertainment"? I want to have my cake and eat it, too!

    1. Re:Both by hrieke · · Score: 2, Funny
      Why can't people enjoy browsers with brains AND "Hot Adult Entertainment"? I want to have my cake and eat it, too!
      Don't you mean Beef Cake ?
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  5. So what you are telling me... by g(zerofunk.org) · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...is that nobody knows that I am out of the closet? Sweet!
    g