{"id":1522,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1522"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-News---'Ruins-of-Ancient-City-Discovered-in-Australian-Desert'","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1522","title":{"rendered":"Fake News &#8211; &#8216;Ruins of Ancient City Discovered in Australian Desert&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 class=\"noMargin\">Outline<\/h2>\n<p>Report being shared via social media claims that the ruins of an ancient city have been discovered in the Australian desert. The report features a photograph that supposedly depicts the Australian ruins. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"noMargin\">Brief Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>The claims in the message are nonsense. No such ruins have been found in Australia. The image actually depicts the 2000-year-old foundations of pyramids found at Sedeinga in northern Sudan. The fake report was published by World News Daily Report, a site that bills itself as satirical. Nothing published on World News Daily Report has any credibility and its reports should not be taken seriously.<br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"4109949039\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_1_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_1_anchor\"><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"noMargin\">Example<\/h2>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><strong>Ruins of Ancient City Discovered in Australian Desert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alice Springs| A team of archaeologists working for the Australian National University, who were proceeding to an excavation near the sandstone rock formation of Uluru, has unearthed the ruins of a large precolonial city dating back to more than 1500 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-news-ruins-of-ancient-city-discovered-in-australian-desert\/fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"463,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1-300x227.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fake News Ancient City Australia\" width=\"463\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1.jpg 463w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fake-news-ancient-city-found-australian-desert-1-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"noMargin\">Detailed Analysis<\/h2>\n<div class=\"indentPara\">According to a message that is currently circulating via social media, the ruins of an ancient city have been discovered in the Australian desert. The message links back to a \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Ruins of Ancient City Discovered in Australian Desert\" href=\"http:\/\/worldnewsdailyreport.com\/ruins-of-ancient-city-discovered-in-australian-desert\/\">longer report<\/a> \u00a0that claims that a team of archaeologists working for the Australian National University made the discovery near Uluru, in central Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The report includes a photograph of the ruins, along with other images depicting skeletons and artefacts discovered at the site.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> The report further claims that many skeletons and precious artefacts have been found on the site. Supposedly, the lead archaeologist at the site has claimed that the city was the centre of a vast empire that engaged in international trade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"indentPara\">However, the claims in the report are utter nonsense. No such ruins have been found anywhere in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Searching for Sudan's missing pyramids\" href=\"http:\/\/archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com.au\/2014\/05\/searching-for-sudans-missing-pyramids.html#.VA0aH2SSwcy\">image of ruins<\/a> \u00a0featured in the story actually depicts the foundations of ancient pyramids \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Mini-pyramids of the kingdom of Kush\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2275036\/35-pyramids-Sudan-necropolis-Links-ancient-Egypt-Africas-Kush-kingdom.html\">discovered at Sedeinga<\/a> \u00a0in northern Sudan. The skeleton image was \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Tras la salida de la OTAN, los arque\u00c3\u00b3logos brit\u00c3\u00a1nicos 'ocupan' Libia \" href=\"http:\/\/actualidad.rt.com\/cultura\/view\/35194-Tras-salida-de-OTAN,-arque%C3%B3logos-britanicos-ocupan-Libia\">taken from a report<\/a> \u00a0about an archaeological dig in Libya. And the gold bowl shown in a third photograph is \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Mapungubwe Collection \u00e2\u20ac\u201c University of Pretoria\" href=\"http:\/\/showme.co.za\/pretoria\/tourism\/mapungubwe-collection-university-of-pretoria\/\">part of the Mapungubwe Collection<\/a> \u00a0of artefacts housed at South Africa&#8217;s University of Pretoria. The images have no connection whatsoever to Australian archaeological discoveries.<\/p>\n<p>The bogus story comes courtesy of fake-news &#8216;satirical&#8217; website \u00a0<em>World News Daily Report<\/em>. The website includes the \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"World News Daily Report - Disclaimer\" href=\"http:\/\/worldnewsdailyreport.com\/disclaimer\/\">following disclaimer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>World News Daily Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within worldnewsdailyreport.com are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental, except for all references to politicians and\/or celebrities, in which case they are based on real people, but still based almost entirely in fiction.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The site has been responsible for a string of viral hoax reports in recent months, including false claims that \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"No, Five Meter Tall Human Skeletons were NOT Found in Iran\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/giant-skeleton-iran.shtml\">giant human skeletons<\/a> \u00a0have been found in Iran and that a \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hoax-dinosaur-egg-hatches-berlin-museum\/\">dinosaur egg has hatched<\/a> \u00a0in a Berlin museum.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing published on the site should be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"indentPara\">A number of \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/four-quick-ways-to-spot-fake-news-stories\/\">fake-news &#8216;satire&#8217; sites \u00a0<\/a>have appeared on the Internet over recent years. Because the stories published on these sites are presented in news format and do not always have clearly visible disclaimers, many people are apt to believe them and share them far and wide.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore wise to verify any &#8216;news&#8217; reports that come your way via social media before you share them. Some minimal research via Google should quickly reveal if a story is genuine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-news-ruins-of-ancient-city-discovered-in-australian-desert\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-news-ruins-of-ancient-city-discovered-in-australian-desert\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline Report being shared via social media claims that the ruins of an ancient city have been discovered in the Australian desert. The report features a photograph that supposedly depicts the Australian ruins. \u00a0 Brief Analysis The claims in the message are nonsense. No such ruins have been found in Australia. 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