Fiji Sun
The Fiji Sun is a daily newspaper published in Fiji since September 1999 and is owned by Sun (Fiji) News Limited.[1] An Internet edition is also published.
Its website claims that the paper is wholly owned by Fijian nationals and that it employs a total of 92 staff, as well as some 40 subcontractors.
In March 2008, the newspaper's publisher, Australian citizen Russell Hunter, was deported on the orders of the interim Defence Minister, Ratu Epeli Ganilau, who claimed that Hunter was a threat to "national security". Opponents of the military-backed government, which took power in a coup d'état in 2006, claim that the step was a blatant attempt to intimidate the media.
The Racket Report, a parody website that describes itself as "not intended to communicate any true or factual information"[2] has invented 500 mysterious deaths from playing the Charlie Charlie Challenge.[3] The Fiji Sun has reported claims made by the satire website as news.[4]
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References
- ↑ "A Brand Recognised As A Leader In Media Innovation". Fiji Sun. Fiji Sun. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "About Us". The Racket Report(satire).
- ↑ "Hoax Busted: Reports of Mysterious Deaths After Playing Charlie Charlie Challenge are False". International Business Times India. 7 June 2015.
- ↑ "Year 1 And 2 Students Play ‘Charlie Charlie’". Fiji Sun. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 Feb 2015.
The Racket Report reported online that Charlie Charlie is a dangerous new game going viral and is said to conjure up a group of Mexican demons. “It is considered a mash up of the Ouija board and bloody Mary, but this game is physically injuring its participants. The game, which was believed to be of demonic spirits, leads to scaring children who play the game and can even lead to suicide for those who get possessed by the spirit,” The Racket Report said.