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| Hoax news report on Russia invasion panics Georgia |
| 2010-03-15 |
| Must be sweeps month... TBILISI, Georgia – Georgians have been panicked by a hoax television news program announcing the Russian army had invaded and killed President Mikhail Saakashvili. Yvgeny, get those Imedi bastards on the phone, RIGHT NOW! Working on it as we speak, Mr. President... Honey, are you dead? No, dammit!! Russia and Georgia fought a brief but bloody war in 2008, a conflict still fresh in the minds of Georgians who have since seen two de facto independent provinces erect firm borders. The private television station Imedi — Georgia's No. 3 channel — showed the faux report Saturday night. Igor, we're number three in the ratings. What are we gonna do? I've got a great idea, sir... A few media outlets picked up on the story, and the channel ran a ticker during a subsequent entertainment show stating the report "did not correspond with reality." There was no explanation. Here's one for ya. Pha pha phooey... Tbilisi resident Gocha Khachiuri, 43, said he had to take heart pills after hearing the news. Maybe the heart pill people sponsored it... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #1 Hoax news report or carefully orchestrated psychologial warfare reminder? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-03-15 09:03 |