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Ever since Jason Aldean had his video “Try That in a Small Town” pulled from CMT, people have been spreading fake news about country singers retaliating for him. The latest name to get thrown into the mix is Hank Williams Jr. He follows Blake Shelton as someone who people are claiming online broke off from CMT to support Aldean.
Here is what people think is true, and what the truth really is.
Hank Williams Jr. latest name thrown into Jason Aldean controversy
When fans started spreading a link to a fake news story about Blake Shelton canceling a $30 million deal with CMT, it didn’t really connect. Blake is very popular thanks to both his music career and his role on The Voice. However, seeing him making a big move that would cost millions to support Aldean’s music video seemed excessive.
The entire article was a spoof article by a site that claims it prides itself on fooling people with stories about their favorite issues. In this case, it was a satire article with the site poking fun at people who believed it and spread it around the Internet. The next thing that popped up made more sense. If there is any country music star who would stand up for Aldean during this controversy, it is Hank Williams Jr.
Already a lightning rod for controversy, a news article was spread that said Williams quit the CMT board after the network removed Aldean’s video from the channel. However, it turns out that the article was from the exact same site that created the Blake Shelton news story. It was also fake news that spread on Twitter like wildfire.
What the Hank Williams Jr. story really said
Just like the Blake Shelton story about Jason Aldean, if people had read the story before sharing it on social media, they might have realized it was not real. The site is called The Dunning-Kruger Times, and it claims it is America’s Last Line of Defense. However, the About Us page reveals they make fun of Taters. They describe Taters as “fragile, frightened, mostly older Caucasian Americans. They believe nearly anything.”
The story had the fake Hank Williams Jr. quote that has been spreading on Twitter. “I’m stepping down from my position at CMT effective immediately. I support free speech and my good friend Jason Aldean. There’s no way I can, in good conscience, continue offering them my services.”
The story then said that they spoke to Hank at Kid Rock’s bar. “The world will have to live without redneck reality TV, reruns of the Jeff Durham Show, and twangy music covered in denim,” he reportedly said. Clearly, it was a fake quote. The site doubled down by calling it a “completely fictional storyline” in the last paragraph.
What are your thoughts on these fake news stories about Jason Aldean? Are you surprised that so many people are falling for the stories? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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