China invades Okinawa!
Fake Kyodo story on China invasion of Okinawa on pseudo Yahoo site
Kyodo News, TOKYO: …..a pseudo Yahoo! News website …carrying a fake Kyodo News credit and falsely announcing that Chinese warplanes had invaded Japanese airspace over Okinawa were posted on Oct. 19…. the fabricated article saying that the Pentagon had announced the ”invasion” …over China’s gas exploration projects in the East China Sea…more…
While China uses sophisticated filters keep its Internet near sterile, the Japanese Internet is far more fun. I wouldn’t doubt that a Japanese geek created this fake site just as a creative “troll“…and now feels proud of the publicity and his notoriety.
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November 28th, 2005 at 2:44 pm
UPDATE:
Ex-programmer nabbed for posting fake news on pseudo Yahoo site
Monday November 28, 10:17 AM, Kyodo— Police arrested a former programmer on Monday for allegedly posting a fabricated news article with a false Kyodo News credit on a pseudo Yahoo! News Website, which said Chinese warplanes had invaded Japanese airspace over Okinawa, they said. Takahiro Yamamoto, 30, in the city of Nagasaki called Kyodo News’ Nagasaki bureau on Oct. 19 after the incident came to light, saying he “did it” because he wanted to attract public attention. Yamamoto also apologized to Yahoo Japan Corp. in an e-mail message, which also contained his contact information. According to the police, Yamamoto allegedly violated the Copyright Law by posting a fabricated news article saying the Pentagon had announced the “invasion” under an “America, Oct. 18 Kyodo” dateline. Yamamoto was arrested after police had analyzed communication records and folders in his personal computer, which he provided voluntarily, they said.