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		manigandham on March 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Voltswagen of America Confirmed fake: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/volkswagens-name-change-of-u... "Media outlets ... reported it as news after it was confirmed by unnamed sources within the company, who apparently lied to several reporters."

dawnerd on March 30, 2021 [–]

But... they literally put it as a press release on their site with a date of today. Then again, VW knows a thing or two about faking reports

bonestamp2 on March 31, 2021 | [–]

I happened to still have it in my browser so I took a screenshot for anyone who missed it.

https://i.imgur.com/kJLMX5L.png

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