• Greg Clarke
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    271 year ago

    I can’t verify this story with any reputable sources. Is this real or just boomerbait?

    • @stoly@lemmy.world
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      241 year ago

      This site is a complete right-wing boomerbait rag, never pay it any attention.

      People think of WA and think of Seattle, then extrapolate. Seattle is really no different than places like Omaha where there is a more liberal, educated populace. They are surrounded by a state full of angry, ignorant people. This “newspaper” is for the angry types.

    • Fubarberry
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      121 year ago

      The “test drive a win” where it would generate AI images of people as lottery winners was a real thing, and they have taken it down.

      Only larger news outlet I see covering it is Fox news. They cite the “mynorthwest.com” as their main source, but they do say that they recieved a statement from the lottery confirming that it was shutdown for that reason:

      Washington’s Lottery confirmed to Fox News Digital that it shut down the site after being made aware of the purported image.

      Obviously a lot of people don’t like Fox news, but I don’t think there’s a political agenda where that statement shouldn’t be trusted.