It has been covered by USAToday, NBC News, etc. If it's not legit, it's a reasonably elaborate hoax. Though the source always seems to be the media company in question, I guess it's still actually up in the air. But, tweets have mentioned Glen Greenwald and others who would be among the most capable of debunking it, and most likely to do so, if it's fake.
So the story and the tweets referenced in there are faked or misinformation because of what you think about the organization? [0][1]
I don't know what your point is here other than using an ad hominen to discredit this story without any counter evidence as to why this story is untrue.
Is this a reliable news source? I've never heard of the site before. The URL looks like a play on abc and cbs news.
I don't think it seems that far fetched, but it does come across as being a fake story. It sadly doesn't surprise me that something like this could happen, I just question the site this is hosted on.
It was verified in the comments but the only source was a tweet which has since been deleted. I want to assume people are telling the truth but I could see this being one of those "pranks" where we find out what people are willing to believe without proof.
I don't believe this is fake, as much as I wish it was. They are still updating their Twitter and status blogs and I'd assume if it was fake, they'd see it and at least delete it. I've attempted calling and speaking with them directly through various direct extensions but no one answers.
Indeed, I've been hearing this is a fake that has been circulating the webs for a while now. Good to see some of the mainstream media outlet catching up with the drums
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