Fake News: Frauds and Fakes on the Internet

Melissa Zimdars, Assistant Professor of Communication at Merrimac College, has created a Google document which lists fake, false, regularly misleading, and otherwise questionable “news” organizations that are commonly shared on social media sites.

Launched in 2014, Neutral Ground News is a satirical online entertainment publication that focuses primarily on the people, places and things in the city of New Orleans and surrounding areas. "This website is targeted toward an immature audience and is not intended for readers under 18 years of age.

"Neutral Ground News is comprised of individual posts, some taken from or inspired by real news events but the stories are almost entirely works of complete fiction. This site is a source of parody, satire, and humor and is for entertainment purposes only.

"All About Explorers was developed by a group of teachers as a means of teaching students about the Internet. Although the Internet can be a tremendous resource for gathering information about a topic, we found that students often did not have the skills to discern useful information from worthless data."

Want your dog to be happier? Ship Rover to Dog Island so he can run and play in a natural setting.

"From 1869 to 1975, the Federal Vampire & Zombie Agency (FVZA), also known as "the Vanguard," was responsible for controlling the nation's vampire and zombie populations while overseeing scientific research into the undead. This site is a tribute to the men and women who served in the FVZA, especially the over 4000 Agents who lost their lives fighting to keep our country safe. In addition to paying tribute to the FVZA, this site hopes to call attention to dangerous research being done at the Santa Rosa Institute: research that runs the risk of bringing back a scourge of vampires worse than any before."

This parody site was created by a college class as part of an assignment looking at how reader comments can influence opinion. It is particularly interesting because the site was presented as a reference source for a political group against violent videogames, meaning that they were fooled into believing the site was a valid source! [Current link from the Internet Wayback Machine (archive.org)]

Ninja Burger will deliver their delicious hot burgers to you within 30 minutes of calling, or they'll commit seppuku. Or, look up their locations by zipcode and see if there is a Ninja Burger near you.

All about the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, a unique amphibious octopus species that dwells in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.

Yoga Kitty will help you cat be happier. The site includes instructive videos featuring a cat model. Whoever made this site must have a lot of time on their hands, because there are MANY of these little cat yoga vids!