An article saying that Kansas will block out “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey”--the Fox show with Neil deGrasse Tyson--is fake.
“The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely,” it reads.
The article was published on satirical website National Report, which doesn’t post real news.
“The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show’s first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air,” it also reads.
The article has 90,000 shares on Facebook.
The National Report has a disclaimer, which says it doesn’t post real news.
“National Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental,” the disclaimer reads.
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