Many news sources share fake news for attention and to make money from them. It could also help them become famous by having more audiences that believe in their fake news. Misinformation has once been reported to the MCSO that there was an active shooter in the Permian Basin. The caller has reported that there was a "possible aggravated kidnapping and shots fired near the intersection of CR320 and Rankin Highway 349." Rhetorical strategies that have been used in this fake news are prank calling and making the news believable to the listener. However, after the news spread around, it has been confirmed that it was a prank caller who reported the news, and the person was arrested for fulfilling false news.
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