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Fact Check: Satirical Article Viral As California Passing New Law To Deal With Open Defecation

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An image of a news clip stating that the California Governor has passed a law to deal with open defecation is doing rounds on social media. The article claims that California will institute alternate side of the street pooping.

The title of the purported news clip reads, “California Enacts Alternate Side of the Street Pooping.” The report further reads, “In a drastic measure, Governor Newsom has declared that California will institute alternate side of the street pooping. California, known as the excrement capitol of the USA, took the measures in a hope to lessen the risk of the coronavirus. In certain areas of San Francisco, the situation is extremely dire and the crap is 6 inches deep.”

The post is widely being shared with the caption that reads, “Different Country, Different solutions. In 1st World USA, the different sites will be identified for Pooping. In 3rd world INDIA, we building Toilets. But wait, Congress, Intellectuals were laughing at Modi and felt its not a great work.”

The post can be seen here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile did a fact-check and found it to be a satirical piece.
On searching with the title, we found that the story was published on a website, Madhouse magazine.

The About Us section of the magazine had a disclaimer that read, “Disclaimer – Satire is awesome. And it is protected by the First Amendment. We here at Madhouse Magazine believe in Embellishments, Exaggerations and complete Fabrications. It’s all in good fun and no harm was meant. All rights reserved and all content copyright Madhouse Magazine 2020. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental !!!!”

We also found no other media reports to substantiate the viral claim. Thus, a report from a satirical website has gone viral as real news.

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