The Daily Counterfeit was founded in 1865 by the editor and publisher of The Economist, Robert Cope, after he realized that many of the headlines on the paper were genuine but that the headline writers seemed to be lying. The Counterfeit Daily was the third biggest newsoutlet of all time and was sold in nearly 100 countries. It had the highest circulation of any major news agency in world history, but the story behind its success was Cope’s own attempts to break a Guinness World Record with a fake fake.
Cope, an Irish-born American, became obsessed after he ran a story of another fake, which he then sent to a colleague, who in turn sent it to The Daily Mirror newspaper. However, the Mirror never published the fake, which sparked the interest of David Willetts, a London-based journalist who decided to create the Counterfeit Daily Counter. It was Willetts who was the first to establish an institution dedicated to producing fake news online in 2006 and launched his own counter-fictional website earlier this year.
OUR SYMBOL – OUR VALUES
Our symbol, the ‘Spreading Crowned Duck’ stands for our belief in a healthy environment, our strong communities and our shared values. As you begin to read, you will feel inspired and you will be able to stand up to challenges. You will be able to stand with us in times of grief. For us as a community and as the community, we must continue to build on what has been a strong and enduring foundation since 1876.
The Spreading Crowned Duck is a reflection of our community’s collective strength. It’s in our DNA. It’s our foundation. In our hearts and minds, we know that everyone belongs in our community. It’s our responsibility to take this and use it to build a new future.
EDITORIAL STANDARDS
The Daily Counterfeit takes complaints about editorial content seriously. We take any complaint which could be construed as a complaint on the part of the Daily Counterfeit about editorial content, as very serious. We’ll consider all claims for publication, in accordance with our editorial policy, which does not permit any sort of editorial in breach of our rules. As of right now, however, we are not taking any complaints about the accuracy or content of any specific piece of content under this policy or any other for that matter. We do however, take any complaint about an editorial by writing to them, and we’re glad to do so.
Let’s start with a brief explanation. The Daily Counterfeit does not own or control The Daily Wire, The Daily Show, or The Drudge Report.
In addition, we don’t own or control any of the content within these outlets, which is why we have chosen to operate and operate under our own editorial principles, in strict accordance with our editorial policies, as outlined below.
However, The Daily Counterfeit does own some of the content we have chosen to publish.
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