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Female Sumatran rhino dies weeks after rare sighting https://t.co/33H4ljjNFp http://pic.twitter.com/yPCeEorDE7 — CNN (@CNN) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Is a Slurpee® deductible? @IRSnews announces you can now pay your taxes at 7-Eleven. https://t.co/1MuBvoluM4 http://pic.twitter.com/5uVTxYMr9v — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Baltimore County, Md., officials: 39 people on school bus that crashed; driver, 5 students transported to hospitals https://t.co/W6D4tEwplU — Breaking News (@BreakingNews) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Tommy Tipton turns himself in after new evidence shows Iowa insider lottery-fixing scandalhttps://t.co/SaipkYTxx6 http://pic.twitter.com/66khbEsEHu — Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

This could well be another hoax from the World News Daily, but their report for a 56-year-old Spanish fisherman great escape, reminiscent of the Biblical tale of Jonah and the whale, found quite a few takers on social media. According to the report on the “faux-journalism” site, Luigi Marquez was reported missing at sea after being thrown off his vessel during a violent sea storm. He was presumed dead after coastal guards found no signs of him during the search which lasted for days. Marquez claims he was swallowed by a whale — inside which he spent three days and three nights before being eventually flushed out. “This great beast swallowed me the morning after the storm,” the World News Daily quotes him. “It is the most frightening thing I have ever lived. Everything was pitch black and I was shivering cold.” But the story is just too good, or should we say too bad, to be true. The website is “dedicated on covering biblical archaeology news and other mysteries around the Globe”. This story will sure be another mystery.

Reports that the Panama Papers link eight current and former members of China’s Politburo Standing Committee, as well as President Xi’s brother-in-law, to shady offshore deals involving billions of dollars are particularly damaging to the president’s moral authority. Unsurprisingly, hundreds of posts on Chinese social media networks such as Sina Weibo and Wechat mentioning the report have been deleted since the Panama Papers first made headlines. A website which tracks censorship on Weibo listed “Panama” as the second-most censored term on the network behind the name of a controversial film from Hong Kong.

Hillary Clinton: “I would certainly hope” Bernie Sanders and his supporters back me if I’m the Democratic nominee https://t.co/fDVZjVUsAr — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Diabetes on “unrelenting march” across globe reveals major report https://t.co/Pj013nAaF7 http://pic.twitter.com/VAKWQYoyyo — Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

$160 billion Pfizer-Allergan mega merger falls apart after US tax-dodging rules hit https://t.co/GtKaVHydiu http://pic.twitter.com/QNEdUFaumu — RT America (@RT_America) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Radioactive debris from supernova blasts discovered in ocean crust https://t.co/YJa5F1w2Hh — The Guardian (@guardian) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Apple Fixes iPhone Flaw That Allowed Siri Twitter Search To Access To Photos, Contacts https://t.co/CYx7yl5u7S — The Pirate Bay (@tpb) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Iceland’s Pirate Party Gains Popularity After PM Walks the Plank over #PanamaPapers https://t.co/iEHgVyncTk http://pic.twitter.com/wYVPj1pPyd — Democracy Now! (@democracynow) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Iceland’s prime minister now claims that he did not resign https://t.co/WvjvoQWBqO via @POLITICOEurope | Getty http://pic.twitter.com/jeZYBaUvS7 — POLITICO (@politico) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Uefa raided by police over contracts leaked in the Panama Papers scandal https://t.co/d6HXVTeSmZ — The Independent (@Independent) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Shocking footage shows huge rat in a McDonald’s restaurant in Thailand https://t.co/cLsJubKnG3 http://pic.twitter.com/VdJE3WJutB — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

A Tool to Check If Your Dark Web Site Really Is Anonymous https://t.co/GmfAbRuotm — The Pirate Bay (@tpb) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

A judge has ruled Porsche cannot be held responsible for the crash that killed Paul Walker https://t.co/sNYinAARbe http://pic.twitter.com/FEa18CYEwU — The Independent (@Independent) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

West Virginia’s ‘king of coal’ gets prison time for deadly mine blast https://t.co/3vjCI3Aa1k — Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Iceland Wants Internet Activists To Run The Country After Panama Leak https://t.co/DYOIi08E21 http://pic.twitter.com/dLvSFRJXVq — The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

What makes a ‘Seattle dog’? The cheesy story of Seattle’s signature snack. https://t.co/hPg5GSLau5 http://pic.twitter.com/0VPRpOMQoG — Seattle magazine (@Seattlemag) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Yes, it may snow a bit in D.C. Saturday, as polar vortex unleashes parting blow: https://t.co/U4AXx6NeB7 http://pic.twitter.com/Ua2X5V8COj — Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

REDDIT Steps Up ‘Anti-Harassment Measures’ With New Blocking Tool… — DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Oh boy. Sarah Palin threatens to sue Azealia Banks over NSFW Twitter fight https://t.co/Va2b6QLbCU http://pic.twitter.com/EfGfhgNTFX — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org

Wild radioactive #Fukushima boars: Breed like rabbits & ravage local countryside https://t.co/ZSBCFcAqW9 http://pic.twitter.com/J6hoOGbpHM — RT (@RT_com) April 6, 2016 via TheWorldNewsOrgvia journal.theworldnewsmedia.org