This is a hoax. Huzlers is like the Onion. This satirical "journalism" is getting out of hand. Satire connotates some differentiation between real and fake. Usually, a "fake news" piece is so over the top, readers can easily distinguish the joke that is being made. What happens when no one can find the punchline? Mass hysteria and uploads to social networking is what happens. Most of these magazines and websites try to pride themselves on how close to reality they can get, which some believe is just another way of showing how the media controls what we actually learn about and perceive as truths. Unprofessional and irresponsible are what some would call "satirical journalism.
The following article has spread like wildfire in the last two hours. Granted, the text does imply that this never happened . However, with the title and opening sentences, you can see how a reader may be confused.
Thoughts?
Jeremy Meeks killed by Wife, as "reported" by Huzlers.com
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