# What is with all the nonsense articles on news sites?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 28, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-all-the-nonsense-articles-on-news-sites/667379 "2013-08-28T06:05:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-all-the-nonsense-articles-on-news-sites/667379/1 "2013-08-28T06:05:08Z")

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Crap like this has been annoying me for awhile now.

> **[Yahoo News: Latest and Breaking News, Headlines, Live Updates, and More](https://news.yahoo.com/)**
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> The latest news and headlines from Yahoo News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.

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> Truth could be stranger than fiction: A Chinese army officer is denouncing the movie “Pacific Rim” as American propaganda, reports the news site [China.org](http://China.org). The sci-fi blockbuster is about … robots.  
> According to [China.org](http://China.org), in an op-ed for the People’s Liberation Army Daily, Zhang Jieli asserts, "The decisive battle against the monsters was deliberately set in South China Sea adjacent to Hong Kong.” He added, “The intention was to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to maintaining stability in the Asia-Pacific area and saving the mankind.”

I mean just…WTF?! This is one step above “My cousin’s friend Shanice said…”. Huffingtonpost is excellent source for similar meaty articles.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-all-the-nonsense-articles-on-news-sites/667379/2 "2013-08-28T14:38:11Z")

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