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[NEW]: Fake press release dupes media outlets into reporting that Walmart will begin accepting Litecoin #11

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VerifiedJoseph opened this issue Dec 16, 2021 · 1 comment
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[NEW]: Fake press release dupes media outlets into reporting that Walmart will begin accepting Litecoin #11

VerifiedJoseph opened this issue Dec 16, 2021 · 1 comment
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2021-09-13

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Press release distributed via GlobeNewswire claimed Walmart was announcing a partnership with Litecoin to begin accepting the cryptocurrency as a payment method. The value of Litecoin spiked before tumbling after Walmart said the announcement was fake.

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https://mashable.com/article/litecoin-walmart-fake-news

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@VerifiedJoseph VerifiedJoseph added the new New entry to add to the timeline label Dec 16, 2021
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molly commented Dec 16, 2021

Added, thank you!

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