ABCnews.com.co

This article is about the fake news website. For the American broadcaster this site spoofs, see ABC News (United States). For other uses, see ABC News (disambiguation).
ABCnews.com.co
Type of site
Fake news website
Available inEnglish
DissolvedOctober 2017 (2017-10)
OwnerPaul Horner
URLabcnews.com.co (defunct) Archived Link
Launched2016 (2016)
Current statusDefunct (now redirects to hollywoodgazette.com)

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]

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[a] 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. ^ Murtha, Jack (May 26, 2016). "How fake news sites frequently trick big-time journalists". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Contact - ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ "abcnews.com.co". abcnews.com.co. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25.
  9. ^ "abcnews.com.co - domain expired". abcnews.com.co. Archived from the original on 2017-11-01.
  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. ^ 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. ^ Wade, Peter (March 12, 2016). "Don't Believe the Fake Reports. The Church of Scientology Is Still Tax Exempt". Esquire. Retrieved May 17, 2018.