User:Vahurzpu/July 2021 hoaxes
In early July 2021, a cluster of several long-lived hoax articles was discovered.
Common traits of the hoaxes include:
- References to books without page numbers that, when checked, did not contain any mention of the article subject
- Statements sourced to "blastingnews.com" (though this source is used in many unambiguously non-hoax contexts as well)
Associated users
[edit]- Klaus Bells (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- OnSpeech (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Gwenda73 (talk · contribs · logs · block log) — Not investigated at SPI due to lack of recent edits
Hoax articles
[edit]- Government of Rhodesia (AfD)
- Christian Church International (AfD)
- Arnulf Seminary of Theology (AfD)
- International Association of Therapists & Medical Doctors (IAAT) (AfD)
- Conservative News Agency of New York (AfD)
Post-discovery discussions
[edit]- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive334#Government of Rhodesia problematic process with consequences in real life
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Klaus Bells
- Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine/Archive 151#Medical articles written by a prolific hoaxer
- Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 347#Blasting News and hoaxes