[14] In 2014, a Facebook interface experiment included the site on a list of those whose stories were flagged as "satire" when appearing on the social network.
[11] The National Report carries a disclaimer identifying its content as satire and fake news,[6] but no prominent link to this page was seen until late December 2014.
Brewer has been a target of gay-rights activists because of her efforts to strip same-sex partners of government benefits, and for her stance on making adopting children harder for gay couples.
[19][20][21] One article, at the time of the closure of some US monuments, including the World War II memorial in Washington, DC, during a budget dispute, fooled researchers at Fox News Channel into reporting that the then President Obama had announced his intention to spend his own money to keep a Muslim museum open during a government shutdown.
[10][18] A report published on November 2, 2013, claiming a fictitious Assam Rape Festival created a furor in Indian national and local media.