Accesswire

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ACCESSWIRE
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPress releases
Headquarters,
United States
Websitewww.accesswire.com

Accesswire, part of Issuer Direct Corporation, is an American newswire service centered around press release distribution. The platform features press release distribution, optimization, online media rooms, IR websites, and webcasting services.[1][2][3]

On July 20, 2020 at 5:51 a.m. New York time, Accesswire carried a fake press release which claimed that Denbury Resources Inc., a shale drilling company, had received a takeover offer. The company's shares rose sharply in pre-market trading, but fell after Denbury said the earlier press release was "completely fraudulent".[4][5][6]

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  1. ^ "Issuer Direct: Our Story". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "AFP Partners: ACCESSWIRE". Agence France-Presse. October 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ "ACCESSWIRE". SourceForge. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Malik, Naureen S. (2020-07-20). "Shale Driller Calls Fake News on 'Fraudulent' Press Release". Financial Post. Bloomberg News.
  5. ^ "Oil driller Denbury says statement on takeover deal was 'fraudulent' - BNN Bloomberg". BNN Bloomberg. Bloomberg News. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  6. ^ Malik, Naureen S. (2020-07-20). "Shale Driller Calls Fake News on 'Fraudulent' Press Release: Bloomberg.com". Bloomberg.com.

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