{"id":2817,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2817"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Satire-Story-Claims-North-Dakota-Named-Landfill-After-Obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2817","title":{"rendered":"Satire Story Claims North Dakota Named Landfill After Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a report that began circulating in 2014, the Senate in the American state of North Dakota has voted overwhelmingly in favour of naming a new state-owned landfill after US President Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Supposedly, the Barack Obama Memorial Landfill will be the largest waste disposal site in North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>The report notes that Obama is unpopular in the state and Senate members thought that the name would be a fitting tribute:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>&#8216;We wanted to do something to honor the president,&#8217; says Republican State Senator Doug Perlman, who was the lead sponsor of the bill. &#8216;And I think a pile of garbage is a fitting tribute to Obama&#8217;s presidency&#8217;.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the report is just a work of fiction previously published by the satirical website The Daily Currant. The site is no longer online. \u00a0 <\/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>No landfill is to be named after President Obama. And neither Doug Perlman nor Allison Mitchell are <a title=\"62nd Assembly Senate Members\" href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.nd.gov\/assembly\/62-2011\/members\/senate\">listed as Senate members<\/a> \u00a0in North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>On its \u00a0About Page, The Daily Current clearly identifies itself as satirical and explains:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>Our stories are purely fictional. However they are meant to address real-world issues through satire and often refer and link to real events happening in the world<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nevertheless, at least a few politically focussed blogs and \u00a0forums \u00a0were apparently taken in by the satire piece and \u00a0<a title=\"Hilarious: North Dakota Pays Special Tribute to President Obama\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefederalistpapers.org\/us\/hilarious-north-dakota-pays-special-tribute-to-president-obama\">initially reported it<\/a> \u00a0&#8211; rather gleefully &#8211; as true.<\/p>\n<p>Given the amount of fake-news and satirical stories that continually circulate the Internet, it is always wise to \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/four-quick-ways-to-spot-fake-news-stories\/\">verify any &#8216;news&#8217; reports<\/a> \u00a0that come your way before you share them.<\/p>\n<h2>Example<\/h2>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><strong>North Dakota Names Landfill After Obama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The state of North Dakota has named a new publicly-owned landfill after President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>In an overwhelming 35-10 vote, the state Senate advanced a bill naming a 650-acre site currently under construction after the nation&#8217;s 44th president.<\/p>\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<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/satire-story-claims-north-dakota-named-landfill-after-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/satire-story-claims-north-dakota-named-landfill-after-obama\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report that began circulating in 2014, the Senate in the American state of North Dakota has voted overwhelmingly in favour of naming a new state-owned landfill after US President Obama. Supposedly, the Barack Obama Memorial Landfill will be the largest waste disposal site in North Dakota. 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