Funny, I was able to click on the link and it gave me the article.
I do not doubt your post, so the question is, is the article removed because its not true, ie, hoax, or that it is true.
But like I said, when I just clicked on the above provided link, the page appeared with the article, so who knows?
With the discovery that this was a hoax we are all in a very dangerous position now because not only news media but also each one of us will be so sceptical of the next threat that we may only come to believe it while watching the moon illuminated with earthshine.