User:Fabrickator/nevada county scooper notes

The subject of this article should be broadened to cover "fake news" publications and the title changed accordingly.

remnants of and references to Nevada County Scooper

 * about the nevada county scooper

Alabama Observer
This was purportedly published by the "Alabama Scholars Association", with no more than a couple of issues ever published (with attempted distribution at the University of Alabama), during the 2003/2004 school year. The Alabama Scholars Association is purportedly an affiliate of National Association of Scholars.

Archived stories are available at archive.today and the wayback archive (it appears that most of the items archived in 2016 and later are no good).

Listed below are citations alleging that Alabama Observer publishes fake news:
 * Lead Stories
 * Media Bias Fact Check
 * 5 sensational stories about Alabama that turned out to be fake news (Advance Local)
 * Fake news? Game seeks to train readers to separate fact and fiction in the media (Houston Chronicle)
 * Get Real: Can you sniff out fake news? (American University)
 * How A False Story About A Husband And Wife Being Twins Ended Up On Major News Websites (Buzzfeed News)

Alabama Observer is also included at Prepgridiron stanscript forum in a list of conspiracy websites.

Here are some examples of sources that cite stories from Alabama Observer:
 * Progress in America: Redefining the American Dream (p. 141)
 * Witt oversaw era of unprecedented growth (Crimson White)
 * Liberty & Power Archive

"Alabama Observer" is not currently listed at Fake news websites in the United States.