[hoax] The Worlds Oldest Tree was Murdered this week.

[SEAM]

The Mother Spirit of the South American Rain forest.
From this spirit-tree came the life force of all things living.

The giant Samauma tree that is thought to be over 5,800 years old.

They have destroyed Aotlcp-Awak.
They have brought darkness upon not only our people, but the whole world,
explains local tribesman leader Tahuactep of the Matsés tribe.

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/loggers-accidentally-cut-down-worlds-oldest-tree-in-amazon/

[WhiteFeather]

I truly and wholehearteadly consider this murder as well, and I'm glad others think the same way. A sad day for Planet Earth.

[Neal]

What a horrible and senseless "accident". I am saddened by reading this and am reminded of how I felt seeing the Hometree destroyed in Avatar...

[DeDukshyn]

 



worldnewsdailyreport.com is SATIRE


While not ‘satire,’ per se, World News Daily Report follows the old-school Tabloid-styled faux-journalism of its predecessors, such as the Weekly World News ...


http://realorsatire.com/worldnewsdailyreport-com/



Perhaps Avalon should have a checklist for sites deemed not worthy of posting stories from? For example this is at least the third story I have seen posted here from this website in the last 2-3 weeks. If we had a list of sites that people could keep in mind or to check before posting, maybe that would be helpful?

[Zionbrion]

SATIRE ALERT. In order not to be fooled by these sites take a glimpse at the other headlines, they usually give away its validity....
Plus the oldest tree is in the sierra nevadas of california, and its kind of tiny for how old it is....the Bristlecone Pine

[spiritwind]

This makes me want swear like a blankety blank sailor! This kind of thing literally makes me feel sick inside. What the h is wrong with people. Okay, I'll stop ranting. This is not good though : (

Post Edit: Well, I'm glad this story isn't true. Why do people who do this in any way think it is amusing. Not funny at all.

[spizella]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/no-the-worlds-oldest-tree-has-not-been-accidentally-cut-down-by-loggers-in-the-amazon-9915272.html

[Bob]

SATIRE ALERT. In order not to be fooled by these sites take a glimpse at the other headlines, they usually give away its validity....
Plus the oldest tree is in the sierra nevadas of california, and its kind of tiny for how old it is....the Bristlecone Pine

Gee - one got sucked in by reading a suspect website's seductive ARTICLE TITLE.. Wonder why websites do that? Juvenile mentality? or worse?

Maybe it is worse - one of those sites where one clicks on it, and the forward generates INCOME to the paid commercial link. Suck people in, get them then inadvertently supporting some obscure advertiser.. Gee a buck per forward, maybe a 50% commission per forward - what a racket..

[spiritwind]

SATIRE ALERT. In order not to be fooled by these sites take a glimpse at the other headlines, they usually give away its validity....
Plus the oldest tree is in the sierra nevadas of california, and its kind of tiny for how old it is....the Bristlecone Pine

Gee - one got sucked in by reading a seductive ARTICLE TITLE.. Wonder why do websites do that? Juvenile mentality? or worse?

I guess so. Maybe I was a bit quick to respond myself. But that could be all the clear cuts I've seen of beautiful places I used to drive by. One day there, the next day gone. And I know a few loggers. From my experience they do not even view what they are doing as any more than a job, a source of income. And maybe I'm weird, but I talk to trees all the time, sing to them too. To me, they really are living beings and humanity will be hard pressed to maintain life here without them. It is something I feel quite strongly about. But yeah, I guess I do need to look more closely at any strong emotional response. Generally not that productive : )

Post Edit: I have edited my post to reflect a change that was made to the post I was responding to.

[Bob]

SATIRE ALERT. In order not to be fooled by these sites take a glimpse at the other headlines, they usually give away its validity....
Plus the oldest tree is in the sierra nevadas of california, and its kind of tiny for how old it is....the Bristlecone Pine

Gee - one got sucked in by reading a seductive ARTICLE TITLE.. Wonder why websites do that? Juvenile mentality? or worse?

I guess so. Maybe I am too quick. But that could be all the clear cuts I've seen of beautiful places I used to drive by. One day there, the next day gone. And I know a few loggers. From my experience they do not even view what they are doing as any more than a job, a source of income.

And maybe I'm weird, but I talk to trees all the time, sing to them too.

To me, they really are living beings and humanity will be hard pressed to maintain life here without them. It is something I feel quite strongly about. But yeah, I guess I do need to look more closely at any strong emotional response. Generally not that productive : )

I love the Bristle Cone Pines - I've actually stood next to one, felt that amazing ancient energy. (Source (http://www.mountevans.com/MountEvansCom/Mount-Evans-Plants-BristleconePines.HTML)) I feel disgusted with websites which allow scammy stuff to drive whatever. There is plenty of positive exciting stuff out there, no reason for negative emotional driving.

http://www.mountevans.com/MountEvansCom/Trees/ME-BristleconePineFlagTree0201.jpg

[Atlas]

I added "[hoax]" to the title of this thread and moved it to "off-topic".

Edit: based on the links provided by DeDukshyn (http://realorsatire.com/worldnewsdailyreport-com/) and spizella (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/no-the-worlds-oldest-tree-has-not-been-accidentally-cut-down-by-loggers-in-the-amazon-9915272.html):


No, the world's oldest tree has not been accidentally cut down by loggers in the Amazon

Reports that the world’s oldest tree has been accidentally chopped down by loggers in Peru has sparked panic among conservationists.

Several websites carried the “news” on Wednesday, seemingly without realising the entire story appears to be a hoax.

It first appeared on the World News Daily Report on Saturday – a fake news website carrying articles including “Isis launches satellite” and “Pterodactyl sighting in New Guinea terrorises villagers”.

The “Real or Satire” directory of news outlets describes it following “the old-school Tabloid-styled faux-journalism of its predecessors...you will find disclaimers neither revealing its satirical nature nor reveling in its journalistic integrity”.

Its “about us” section claims: “Our News Team is composed of award winning Christian, Muslim and Jewish journalists, retired Mossad agents and veterans of the Israeli Armed Forces.”

The World News Daily Report claimed that workers were logging deep in the Matsés Indigenous Reserve on the Peruvian and Brazilian border when they felled the ancient specimen.

“The giant Samauma tree that is thought to be over 5,800 years old judging on its concentric rings and estimated to be close to 40 meters in height was a major part of the native tribes cultural landscape,” the report said, quoting a supposed tribe leader.

An interview with a “researcher from the Rainforest Protection Coalition” lent the story credibility, testifying that the reserve is being exploited by energy corporations at the expense of the indigenous people.

While logging in the Matsés Indigenous Reserve is indeed controversial and the Amazon rainforest is shrinking, the Rainforest Protection Coalition does not exist.

Neither, we suspect, does tribal leader "Tahuactep", who is quoted in the story saying: “It is the Mother spirit of the rainforest, from this spirit-tree came the life force of all things living. They have destroyed Aotlcp-Awak, they have brought darkness upon not only our people, but the whole world.”

[Violet]

So much the better...:) it not being true.

[Bob]

 



worldnewsdailyreport.com is SATIRE


While not ‘satire,’ per se, World News Daily Report follows the old-school Tabloid-styled faux-journalism of its predecessors, such as the Weekly World News ...


http://realorsatire.com/worldnewsdailyreport-com/



Perhaps Avalon should have a checklist for sites deemed not worthy of posting stories from? For example this is at least the third story I have seen posted here from this website in the last 2-3 weeks. If we had a list of sites that people could keep in mind or to check before posting, maybe that would be helpful?

I agree 100%

It comes from proper viewing, analyzing, keeping the signal to noise ratio high.. more signal less noise.

QUALITY verses pushing scams or disinformation or misinformation.

That's the higher road.. Take the time and do the math, take the time and do the logic, see who is benefiting see who is maneuvering others for some agenda.

--Update on that thought:

I suppose it could be made STICKY in some place like MEMBERS ONLY for the members to take a look at before going out and publishing -

OR it could be more of a PUBLIC SERVICE by putting it as a STICKY -

Like in GENERAL, or NEWS and UPDATES where public and members can read through what out there is scammy.

Example:
Disclaimer: the reviews presented below are the author and not necessarily the view of this Forum

Website - XYX.COM
Scam and sensational dis-information, read 5 articles found them to be fabricated, see links: x.com, y.com b.com etc.

Website - ABCDEF.COM
MSM opinions, driving social media to a belief of the corporate owner, example, read 50 articles and such and such theme is present: (cite theme)..

ETC.

[sheme]

The oldest Tree is cut down every day......