Six more "news" stories that turned out to be bullshit...

[Archae]

No, a kid was not suspended for having The One Ring, and there is no "feminist aborting her baby since it's male."

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/emoji-users-have-more-sex-6-b.s.-stories-that-went-viral/

#6. Please Stop Reporting "Measles Parties" (Before They Actually Start Happening)

#5. A "Feminist" Didn't Abort Her Baby Because He's a Boy

#4. Don't Believe Any Headlines About Crazy Foreigners and Their Smartphones

#3. Parents Complaining About Their Kids' Suspensions Are Terrible Sources

#2. Using Emojis Doesn't Improve Your Sex Life

#1. A Jewish Leader Wasn't "Locked Inside" Auschwitz Overnight

[SidDithers]

1. Cracked Rec...

Always good stuff from them.

And, despite the assertion from one of DU's premiere "researchers", Cracked is not owned by a Kuwaiti oil billionaire.

Sid

[Archae]

2. The worst part about this article...

It's in a long-running series of articles, showing how time after time, a humor web site has to be the one who shows a group of "news" stories are bullshit.

[KamaAina]

3. Damn! The kid with the ring really was Sauron!

Oh, hey, and if you're wondering: The family later came forward to admit that the kid wasn't suspended for "using magic" but rather for telling his classmate that he was going to put "rings around his neck and hoped he died."