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Hobby Lobby Fires Employee for Divorcing Husband - Fake or News Satire Article

The article: "Hobby Lobby Fires Employee for Divorcing Husband," on popular fake or news satire website www.dailycurrant.com, is not true. The article is spreading on social networking websites like wildfire, and thousands of persons have blasted the retail arts and crafts giants, Hobby Lobby, because of the bogus news post. The articles on the website "www.dailycurrant.com" are all fictional and should not be taken as facts.

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The Fake or News Satire Article: Hobby Lobby Fires Employee for Divorcing Husband


Hobby Lobby fired an employee yesterday for divorcing her husband without company approval.

33-year old Jennifer Silverton of Scottsdale, Ariz., spent 7 years as a cashier at the arts and crafts retail giant and was promoted to assistant manager just two weeks ago.

However, her employment was abruptly terminated for reasons of "moral laxity" after upper management learned she had divorced her husband two months ago after six years of marriage.

This news article is called news satire, also called fake news, and is a type of a humorous imitation presented in a format typical of mainstream journalism, and called a satire because of its content.

Please remember that not everything that you read on the internet is true. That is why it is important to check with reputable or popular news websites, before sharing, commenting on, and “liking” news posts on social networking websites.

The website www.dailycurrant.com is considered a threat because some persons are taking the fake articles that they have published as authentic news.

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