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Primetime Panic: Spoof report sparks fear and protests in Georgia

A Georgian TV channel has caused nationwide panic with a fake news bulletin claiming Russian troops were on their way to the capital, Tbilisi - and that President Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed. Many viewers missed a short warning that the thirty-minute report was a mock-up, and rushed out onto the streets.

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  • Flemo#

    Flemo March 16, 2010 10:00:16 AM CET

    TV news giving fake news stories?Isn't that standard practice anywhere mainstream?