Talk:Columbian Chemicals Plant explosion hoax
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Nominating for speedy deletion edit
This was tagged for proposed deletion, but hoaxes are candidates for speedy deletion under CSD G3. Verification for the hoax can be found here. However, if this hoax becomes a notable and newsworthy event in and of itself (possible because of the date), then an article like Columbian Chemicans Plant explosion hoax should probably be created. Stu (aeiou) 19:45, 11 September 2014 (UTC)
Newsworthy enough for a move to an article about the hoax? edit
It looks like this is picking up steam in local news outlets as a hoax, and a number of accounts on Twitter are starting to trend the #ColumbianChemicals hashtag. There were screenshots being circulated on Twitter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune's website reporting the explosion, but this appears to be photoshopped, according to the Times-Picayune's own verified Twitter account. I've been rewriting the article to make it clear that it is a hoax, since this is the first google hit for "Columbian Chemicals explosion." Any thoughts on moving this to its own article? Stu (aeiou) 20:49, 11 September 2014 (UTC)