# Spam infiltrates Google News results. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749 "2017-06-12T04:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/1 "2017-06-12T04:04:19Z")
Sure, I’ve seen spam in Google ads, but this is the first time I’ve seen actual spam in the [Google News results](http://news.google.com). Here is a [screenshot](http://imgur.com/a/TGGHg). Apparently, The Boyne City Gazette has compelling news stories about “Penis after taking levitra professional is appreciated price also employees a in that for such kidney perfectly presidential Some susceptible.” Have I been leading a sheltered life? ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/2 "2017-06-12T04:11:06Z")
FAKE (boner pill) NEWS! ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/3 "2017-06-12T04:17:11Z")
Send an email to the actual Boyne City Gazette and ask them questions about the viagra they’re selling with a tone of wide eyed innocence. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/4 "2017-06-12T04:29:02Z")
I used the “feedback” link at the top right of the (mobile) page to report the spam. It lets you attach a screen shot but it automatically snaps the shot for you. And I had to be scrolled up to the top to click the feedback link. So the spam wasn’t in the shot. AD you should report it too and include your imagur URL. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/5 "2017-06-12T04:37:12Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I used the “feedback” link at the top right of the (mobile) page to report the spam. It lets you attach a screen shot but it automatically snaps the shot for you. And I had to be scrolled up to the top to click the feedback link. So the spam wasn’t in the shot. > > AD you should report it too and include your imagur URL. Thanks. I’m using the desktop version and there doesn’t seem to be such a link. There is a “send feedback” link at the bottom, but all it does is send you to the Google “about us” page. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/6 "2017-06-12T04:53:20Z")
No, it’s just that the Boyne City Gazette is way ahead of the MSM. Their crack journalists have already identified Levitra Professional Appreciated as the clandestine source/boyfriend of Reality Winner. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/7 "2017-06-12T07:45:28Z")
I think google health news must be suffering from a stroke. [Its rantings have become totally incoherent](http://imgur.com/a/yRU1t). > [@](#): > > **Doxycycline side effects with alcohol - Is doxycycline used for sinus infections - Difference between monodox and …** > Palate Pres - ‎Jun 9, 2017‎ > > How long before doxycycline works they pets worm put ready. to refused. DEAL extra-strength found of australia in are the had second pill tried improve > > **Inhaled decadron lasix and morphine - Lasik halos go away - Lasik surgery bangkok thailand** > Palate Pres - ‎9 hours ago‎ > > Effects of lasix on kidneys This hand Liu and Beginnings thousands from promote can about safely of scared znawszy I 2011 as 8th tube allowing means. > > **Astelin spray dose - Astelin hcl - Astelin vs astepro nasal spray** > Palate Pres - ‎14 hours ago‎ > > 30 ml astelin purchase for my blood problem forest I on. for boosts for was tips Buy Meridia which erection around when cause For met, I and increased. All three of the above links lead to a Canadian online pharmacy. Does any of this make sense to native speakers of Canadian? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/8 "2017-06-12T14:59:00Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > I think google health news must be suffering from a stroke. > > [Its rantings have become totally incoherent](http://imgur.com/a/yRU1t). > > All three of the above links lead to a Canadian online pharmacy. > > Does any of this make sense to native speakers of Canadian? If you look closely, all three of those “news articles” are bylined “Palate Pres”. [Palate Press](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palate_Press) appears to be a legit oenophile blog, but those spam word salads appear to be hosted off of that. Which tells me that the blog administrators have screwed up and left their CMS vulnerable to external posters, and spammers have compromised the site to post their own SEO-able fake news articles. Stupid bloggers. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/9 "2017-06-12T15:04:27Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/10 "2017-06-12T16:06:53Z")
I saw that yesterday, too, as I use Google news. Trying to read and understand the wording made me think I was having a stroke, before I realized it was a new breed of spam. My email filters get rid of most of that stuff before I see it in my in-box, so I’m out of practice trying to read the spam gibberish wording. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-infiltrates-google-news-results/788749/11 "2017-06-13T15:23:50Z")
[The Register](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/12/googles_news_algorithm_serves_up_penis_pills_for_all/) picks up on the story. There’s a bit of technical analysis, too; if you come to the compromised sites with Google News as the Referrer, you get the redirect to the fake Vialis or whatever. If you use a different Referrer string, you get into the intended content of the site. Slightly clever, I suppose. I hope this silly episode ends up with two positive outcomes: careless blog sites tighten up their hosting and configuration so that spammers can’t host their redirects from them, and Google News tightens up their news-scraping operations to be less stupidly manipulated by the bad guys.