Zimmermann "boxing match?" B. S. "Twin toilets in Sochi?" B. S.
Seems every week a new bullshit "news" story pops up.
It's a story that manages to trigger every horrible part of the human brain at once. A famous rapper in a "celebrity boxing match" versus a man famous for shooting an unarmed black kid. If Zimmerman wins, racists cheer. If Zimmerman loses, racists say, "See? Them blacks are dangerous thugs!"
Then, quietly over the weekend, they announced that it was cancelled. Guess what, Internet: It was a hoax from the start.
First, DMX hadn't actually legally agreed to the match, and they never had a venue (or any other details) worked out, even though it was supposedly happening next month. Second, as ThinkProgress pointed out, the promoter, Damon Felton, wouldn't be allowed to hold such a match due to his shady legal history.
A history, that is, of faking boxing matches.
Read more: http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/5-more-b.s.-news-stories-that-fooled-your-facebook-friends/#ixzz2swSDzIEJ