[dighton]

It appears that Paulestinian “I Love Hannity” at your link is lying about having planted a fake story. Hell, the whole site is a lie (as you observed).

Don DeBats is head of the Flinders University Dept. of American Studies.

Head of Flinders University’s Department of American Studies Don De Bots [sic] told NEWS.com.au that it “sounded like” an astroturfing campaign.

In other words, contradicting the claim of “I love Hannity,” the paper didn’t pick it up from a press release.

[mnehring]

Or they just threw a fake attribution in the article.