Waterford Whispers News

Waterford Whispers News
Type Newspaper
Format Website
Founder(s) Colm Williamson
Editor Colm Williamson
Founded 2009
Headquarters Waterford, Ireland
Website waterfordwhispersnews.com

Waterford Whispers News (WWN) is a popular Irish satire news website, based in Waterford, Ireland.

History

The website originated from a Facebook page set up in 2009.[1] The name is a reference to the game Chinese whispers.[2]

The site gained notoriety when one of its articles regarding a stampede in a Lidl shop was mistaken by a German magazine as genuine.[3]

In August 2015 Waterford Whispers received a cease and desist letter to take down a satirical article written about well-known Irish business magnate Denis O'Brien claiming that he was prosecuted for bribery in a parallel universe.[4]

Waterford Whispers published a book, Waterford Whispers Takes Over the World, in 2015.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Agnew, Roisin (17 December 2014). "Meet the son of two behind Waterford Whispers News". The Irish Times.
  2. ↑ Brophy, Daragh (2 February 2014). "Fake news site Waterford Whispers is planning to create some real jobs…". TheJournal.ie.
  3. ↑ Molloy, Dave (12 May 2015). "German magazine falls for Waterford Whispers story on Lidl 'stampede'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Gleeson, Colin (6 August 2015). "Waterford Whispers removes article after Denis o Brien threat". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Emerson, Newton (12 December 2015). "Waterford Whispers News Takes Over the World: all the news that's fit to mock". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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