Gossip Cop
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| URL | http://www.gossipcop.com/ |
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| Type of site | Blog |
| Owner | Gossip Cop Media |
| Created by | Michael Lewittes (Co-Founder), Dan Abrams (Co-Founder), Daniel Jacobson (Assistant Editor) |
| Launched | July, 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Gossip Cop is a website based in New York City that patrols the celebrity gossip industry in search of debunking fake/untrue rumors that are posted in print or online. Co-Founders Michael Lewittes and Dan Abrams have been on Good Morning America and The Today Show[1] the morning of the launch (in July 2009) to promote the website. The site features a 0-10 truth scale for each article which determines the truth value of the particular rumor. A low rating of 0 would debunk the rumor entirely and a high rating of 10 would mean that the rumor is in fact true.
The website's launch was received with significant publicity, with features in The New York Times,[2] ABC's Good Morning America,[3] and People Magazine.[4] It quickly rose to become one of the top 10,000 American sites in traffic.[5][better source needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Rovzar, Chris (29 July 2009). "GossipCop.com: Taking the Joy Out of the Only Thing We Have Left". NY Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/07/gossipcopcom_taking_the_joy_ou.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ Carr, David (29 July 2009). "Gossip Cop Patrols Celebrity 'News'". NY Times. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/gossip-cop-patrols-dirty-mile-zone/. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ Ferran, Lee. "Gossip Cop Polices Online Buzz". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/CelebrityCafe/story?id=8200113&page=1. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Martinez-White, Xiomara (31 July 2009). "Miley to Appear Nude? Cameron Getting Married? Don't Bet on It". People Magazine. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20294991,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Quantcast Audience Profile:GossipCop.com". http://www.quantcast.com/gossipcop.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
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