USA - Us Weekly ran a story quoting Sarah Palin demanding that Christina Aguilera be deported over her botched performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XLV. The only problem: It never happened. The item quoted Palin trashing Aguilera as a demanding beauty queen who’s clearly in over her head and adding for good measure, “If I were president, I’d deport Ms. Augilera back to wherever it is she’s from and give Amy Smart a call.” The fake quotes originated from an Onion-like satirical web site, relaying a fictional radio interview between the former Governor of Alaska and Fox News host Sean Hannity. Other fale quotes were also printed. Us Weekly apologized for their mistake. More…
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Magazine uses fake Sarah Palin quotes
USA - Us Weekly ran a story quoting Sarah Palin demanding that Christina Aguilera be deported over her botched performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XLV. The only problem: It never happened. The item quoted Palin trashing Aguilera as a demanding beauty queen who’s clearly in over her head and adding for good measure, “If I were president, I’d deport Ms. Augilera back to wherever it is she’s from and give Amy Smart a call.” The fake quotes originated from an Onion-like satirical web site, relaying a fictional radio interview between the former Governor of Alaska and Fox News host Sean Hannity. Other fale quotes were also printed. Us Weekly apologized for their mistake. More…
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