Your criticism is fair in general, but in this case CNBC claims the fact checkers were actually lied to when they attempted to confirm: "Media outlets, includi

Your criticism is fair in general, but in this case CNBC claims the fact checkers were actually lied to when they attempted to confirm: "Media outlets, including CNBC, reported it as news after it was confirmed by unnamed sources within the company, who apparently lied to several reporters." Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/volkswagens-name-change-of-us-voltswagen-operations-was-april-fools-marketing-prank-source-says.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/volkswagens-name-change-of-u... Also, I took a screenshot of the press release in case anyone missed it: https://i.imgur.com/kJLMX5L.png https://i.imgur.com/kJLMX5L.png