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Ferguson Shooting Audio: Was CNN Pranked by Howard Stern Fan?
NewsBusters ^ | August 27, 2014 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 08/27/2014 10:26:46 AM PDT by PJ-Comix

BABABOOEY!!!

Was CNN pranked yet again by that infamous Howard Stern show fan, Captain Janks aka Tom Cipriano, when they played an audio of a sexy online chat with ten shots going off in the background  supposedly in Ferguson, MO at the same time as the Michael Brown shooting? If so, it would be far from the first time that Captain Janks easily pranked CNN which is so desperate for ratings that vetting their sources is low/no priority.. As reported by Eric Wemple at the Washington Post,, experts appearing on CNN are now casting aspersions as to the authenticity of that audio and suspect it could be the result of a Howard Stern fan prank:

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bababooey; cnn; fergusonshooting; hoax; howardstern
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I actually knew Captain Janks about 18 years ago to the extent of chatting with him sometimes on the phone. Too bad I know longer have his number to ask him directly if he was the perp.
1 posted on 08/27/2014 10:26:46 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

Baba Booey!


2 posted on 08/27/2014 10:29:13 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: PJ-Comix

I remember when a fishing/pleasure boat caught fire off of the east coast about 10 years ago. CNN had on an “expert” from the US Coast Guard claiming to be on-site, pulling people out of the water.

After a few minutes of questions and pretty decent answers, the CNN stooge asked, “Why were they jumping into the water?”.

“Because Howard Stern told them to.”
Click.


3 posted on 08/27/2014 10:29:45 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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Has Howard Stern actually done something positive, constructive and valuable for the country here?

Satan must be out shopping for a parka.


4 posted on 08/27/2014 10:31:11 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Please forward the disenrollment packet for Cadet [Last Name, First Name] to the brigade reviewer.


This isn’t the first time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpv0lPz-pd4

Nailed ‘em.


5 posted on 08/27/2014 10:33:11 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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Actually, whether Stern or his supporter meant it to be, they did do a service by highlighting the stupidity, perfidy, and down-right lack of objectivity of the MSM with this prank.
6 posted on 08/27/2014 10:34:32 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Has Howard Stern actually done something positive, constructive and valuable for the country here?

Actually, whether Stern or his supporter meant it to be, they did do a service by highlighting the stupidity, perfidy, and down-right lack of objectivity of the MSM with this prank.
7 posted on 08/27/2014 10:34:36 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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Friggen hilarious. Not only CNN, the entire MSM was punked.


8 posted on 08/27/2014 10:35:26 AM PDT by skeeter
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Ping!


9 posted on 08/27/2014 10:35:41 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: cuban leaf

Please forward the disenrollment packet for Cadet [Last Name, First Name] to the brigade reviewer.
This isn’t the first time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpv0lPz-pd4

Nailed ‘em.


He’s still at sea, though.


10 posted on 08/27/2014 10:35:42 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: BulletBobCo

“I See OJ!”


11 posted on 08/27/2014 10:36:10 AM PDT by dfwgator
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It was a South Park episode.

You (didn’t) hear it here first.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3197634/posts


12 posted on 08/27/2014 10:36:37 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: skeeter

Can someone document all the MSM stooges that ran with this story?


13 posted on 08/27/2014 10:37:26 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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If it’s truly the Stern crew, that’s fabulously rich!!

Oh, how I hope so!!!

CNN needs to do home improvement television programming.


14 posted on 08/27/2014 10:38:51 AM PDT by King Hawk
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Dan Rather investigative journalism...

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-experts-think-audio-of-brown-shooting-is-a-hoax-someones-trying-to-punk-cnn/

New Day cohost Michaela Pereira defended the airing of the tape. “It needs to be said the lawyer who is representing the man who gave us the audio gave it to us, she swears it is real,” Pereira said. “We have no reason here at CNN to believe that it’s not true.”


15 posted on 08/27/2014 10:40:21 AM PDT by maggief
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To: SoConPubbie
“Actually, whether Stern or his supporter meant it to be, they did do a service by highlighting the stupidity, perfidy, and down-right lack of objectivity of the MSM with this prank.”

They want it to be true so bad they will over look any basic scrutiny and put it on the air. Even Megan Kelly played it on her show last night.

16 posted on 08/27/2014 10:40:35 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: skeeter

CNN and MSM are in real danger of losing one third of the viewers which will leave them with just two viewers and one of the two is on the fence.


17 posted on 08/27/2014 10:41:58 AM PDT by chiefqc
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Regardless, CNN ran with the story all day yesterday and have not a clue about its authenticity.

I know, that's never stopped CNN before so why is this any different.

Perhaps the MH370 pilot could phone into CNN for an update on his missing jet.

18 posted on 08/27/2014 10:44:14 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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Ferguson was burning, hate for police is at an all-time high and the people who need to be informed that they were played in the event this is a fake (which it probably was) will never believe it.

Real funny, “Captain”. Ha. Ha. Ha.


19 posted on 08/27/2014 10:47:07 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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Charles Cooke at National Review also ran with this story, and he had been preaching caution for the last two weeks.


20 posted on 08/27/2014 10:47:23 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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