British men describe how they 'trolled the world' with fake story claiming they accidentally caught boat to Syria

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-men-trolled-the-world-with-fake-story-caught-boat-to-syria-from-ayia-napa-after-night-out-a7071176.html

The article talks about how three men started a joke on Facebook which went out of control after their post was picked up by online news outlets so they carried on the prank. I think that this is further proof that news outlets pick up anything that is slightly believable and turn it into news so they can get higher ratings and more views on their page which in turn decreases their credibility.


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