The Burrard Street Journal (or BSJ) is an online satire news website based in Vancouver, BC.[2]
Type of site | News satire |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Egan[1] |
| URL | burrardstreetjournal |
| Current status | Online |
The site gained notoriety in August 2016 after a number of websites reported a BSJ article about then President Obama moving to Canada as fact.[3][4]
Many other Burrard Street Journal articles and videos have been reported as real news. In July 2016, an article titled 'Trump Claims America Should Never Have Given Canada Its Independence'[5] was shared over 9,000 times and in March 2016, an edited BSJ video reporting Donald Trump building a wall with Canada was shared over 50,000 times and has received 4.5 million views as of March 2018.[6]
As a result of the BSJ's satire being copied and/or shared as real news, the website's founder, John Egan, has sent copyright infringement notices to more than 100 websites.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Azpiri, Jon (13 December 2016). "B.C. satirical news website founder takes on fake news sites that 'copied my articles'". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "The Burrard Street Journal – (Burrard Street Football)". 21 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Silverman, Craig (12 August 2016). "A Bunch Of Conservative Sites Fell For A Hoax Claiming Obama Will Move To Canada If Trump Wins". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Sorry U.S., the joke's on you: Obama won't be moving to Canada if Trump wins". Toronto Sun. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Marantz, Andrew (20 March 2017). "Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Breaking News: Donald J. Trump wants to build a wall with Canada (Facebook Video). The Burrard Street Journal. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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