{"id":1561,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1561"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-News-Report-Claims-Hundreds-Dead-after-Eating-Patti-LaBelle-Pie---Hoax-Slayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1561","title":{"rendered":"Fake-News Report Claims Hundreds Dead after Eating Patti LaBelle Pie – Hoax-Slayer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to a report<\/a> that is circulating rapidly via social media, 234 people have died after eating \u00a0Patti LaBelle sweet potato pies contaminated with Tetrodotoxin ‘a venomous substance found in the blue ringed octopus and puff fish’. Supposedly, the \u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered that around 100,000 of the ‘famous Patti’s Sweet Potato Pie’ made in October and November were tainted. The report claims that the contaminated pies were made in the \u00a0same factory in which \u00a0‘thousands of puffer fish are devenomized and prepared’.<\/p>\n

However, the claims in the report \u00a0are utter nonsense. No such deaths have occurred and no contamination issue involving \u00a0Patti LaBelle Pies has been reported by the \u00a0CDC or any other credible agency or news source. The false report is the work of \u00a0the \u00a0fake-news website \u00a0Reportquickly.com. Nothing published on the site should be taken seriously. The site includes the following in the footer of its pages:<\/p>\n

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Reportquickly.com is a combination of real shocking news and satire news. Please note that articles written on this site are for entertainment and satirical purposes only. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, many site visitors will not scroll down far enough to see the disclaimer and may share \u00a0the site’s fake stories in the mistaken belief that they are genuine news.<\/p>\n

There are many fake-news websites like \u00a0Reportquickly.com that, between them, produce an ongoing stream of nonsense, much of which circulates virally via social media. \u00a0It is thus wise to verify<\/a> any strange or unusual ‘news’ stories that come your way before you share them with others. \u00a0A quick search via a reputable online news portal will usually reveal if a circulating story is true.<\/p>\n