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Hollylane · 03-19-2012, 10:07 PM

There are two people, on opposite coasts, who actually had a discussion about this very thing today...What are the odds that I would find this?? Hahahaha!

Pittsburgh TV Station Fooled By ‘Ward To Ravens’ Spoof

Whoops.

The 6 o’clock morning news at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh reported yesterday that Hines Ward signed with the Baltimore Ravens.

Their source?

A BroCouncil.com spoof report that featured a photoshopped image of Ward in a purple Baltimore Ravens jersey and this awesome fake quote:

“Team president Art Rooney II didn’t have much to say after hearing the news, but he did say that he was sad to see him go to the Ravens and that ‘Pittsburgh Steeler football may not be the same without him, but his smile was pretty creepy anyway.’”

“We’re a little in shock,” morning anchor Todd McDermott said in the video below when they announced the “news.”

“In a world of lightning-quick information, we erroneously used information from a spoof web site. We promise to be more vigilant and tighter measures have been put in place,” Mike Goldrick, WPXI news director, told the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette.

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Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,362 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	There are two people, on opposite coasts, who actually had a discussion about this very thing today...What are the odds that I would find this?? Hahahaha! Pittsburgh TV Station Fooled By ‘Ward To Ravens’ Spoof Whoops. The 6 o’clock morning news at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh reported yesterday that Hines Ward signed with the Baltimore Ravens. Their source? A BroCouncil.com spoof report that featured a photoshopped image of Ward in a purple Baltimore Ravens jersey and this awesome fake quote: “Team president Art Rooney II didn’t have much to say after hearing the news, but he did say that he was sad to see him go to the Ravens and that ‘Pittsburgh Steeler football may not be the same without him, but his smile was pretty creepy anyway.’” “We’re a little in shock,” morning anchor Todd McDermott said in the video below when they announced the “news.” “In a world of lightning-quick information, we erroneously used information from a spoof web site. We promise to be more vigilant and tighter measures have been put in place,” Mike Goldrick, WPXI news director, told the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette.