Southend News Network

Southend News Network was a news parody website that aimed to "have a dig at the powers that be". Starting as a local spoof news site from the UK, it shot to national, and then international, fame after several cases where an SNN story caused confusion by being taken as fact, including by the English Defence League, a far-right network. Another claim to fame was their recognition as an "official media outlet" by local government.
Following a news article on the Essex Live news website revealing the owner, Mr Simon Harris, had received almost £500,000 over the course of three years for "community engagement" during the pandemic that primarily included running a Facebook page, the Southend News Network site was no longer accessible.
In January 2018, journalist Milo Yiannopoulos read out during a live YouTube broadcast an article from the site prompting questions about his source checking.