FAKE FEMA NEWS CONFERENCE -- URBAN LEGEND COME TRUE

What if I told you it was possible for a division of the US government to hold a fake news conference! In this day and age, I'll be you'd say IMPOSSIBLE...must be an urban legend right? WRONG -- it's true, Joyce Schwarz, blogging at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. Now what is circulating are templates for fake news conferences for any event.

I've heard of padding a news conference with pals of pals or of having reporters bring interns to fill out the rows BUT THIS -- INSANE...here are the headlines they made/are making!

AlaskaReport FEMA's Fake News Conference American Chronicle, CA - 2 hours ago Instead FEMA sought to regain its credibility by staging a fake news conference where Agency employees and not reporters asked questions. ... FEMA: Fake News Better Than Real News The Spoof (satire) Fake News Briefing by FEMA Draws Official Rebukes New York Times FEMA apologizes for fake "reporters" Reuters BBC News all 392 news articles » Capitol Hill Blue FEMA's fake press conference backfires Capitol Hill Blue, VA - Oct 27, 2007 Both FEMA and the Bush Administration scrambled Friday to try and recover from trying to pass propaganda off as news: Another black eye for an error-prone ... Landrieu Wants Answers On FEMA's Fake Reporters WDSU, LA - Oct 26, 2007 Mary Landrieu wants answers from the head of FEMA over a fake news conference the agency held. The Louisiana Democrat, who serves as chairman of the ... Fake FEMA Press Conference Template Making The Rounds OpEdNews, PA - 22 minutes ago by steve young Page 1 of 2 page(s) "FEMA has issued an apology, saying that they had an error in judgment when they were attempting to get out a lot of ... Salem-News.Com FEMA Quick to Put on Fake Press Conference Salem-News.Com, OR - Oct 27, 2007 "Are you happy with FEMA's response so far?" one of the fake reporters asked. Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson Jr. responded, "I am very happy with FEMA's ... Fake FEMA press conference spurs apology The Carpetbagger Report Bring on the Lobotomy Huffington Post all 3 news articles » Chertoff blasts FEMA for fake news conference Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 20 hours ago Asked specifically if he planned to fire anyone at FEMA, which is part of his department, Chertoff declined to say, citing personnel rules. ... FEMA Apologizes for Fake News Conference WTHI, IN - Oct 27, 2007 On Tuesday, FEMA employees played the part of reporters questioning the agency's deputy director. Real reporters didn't find out about the supposed news ... Real Fake News: FEMA Asks, FEMA Answers Rolling Stone - Oct 26, 2007 And the media seemed to be giving Johnson all day to wax on and on about FEMA’s greatness. Of course, that could be because the questions were asked by FEMA ...