Monday, February 28, 2011

News: King Abdullah buying Facebook to quell unrest? Spoof fools Middle Eastern media

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News: King Abdullah buying Facebook to quell unrest? Spoof fools Middle Eastern media

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King Abdullah buying Facebook to quell unrest? Spoof fools Middle Eastern media

King Abdullah
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February 28th, 2011 9:56 am ET

While it might make sense in terms of trying to stem the Middle Eastern unrest, it really makes no sense in real-world terms. In addition, the last sentence in the article should have clued folks in that this was just a parody: (Sunday Humor article at Dawnwires.com are meant to humor our readers. They may or may not be the truth).

The parody that claimed dozens of newspapers and blogs in the Middle East was posted at DawnWires on Sunday, Feb. 27. The article suggested that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was planning to buy Facebook, for $150 billion, to quell the unrest in the Middle East.

The initial paragraph of the spoof said...

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