Talk:Taubaté pregnancy hoax
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[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 22:20, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
- ... that Taubaté became the "city of lies" after the Taubaté pregnancy hoax? Source: "Taubaté, cidade da mentira: o que há para conhecer na terra dos memes". iG Turismo. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ALT1: ... that the suffix "from Taubaté" designates hoaxes? Source: Neto, Natival Almeida Simões (2019). "O padrão [[X]n de Taubaté]n no português brasileiro: um estudo sobre compostos sintagmáticos em perspectiva construcional". Revista Diadorim. doi:10.31513/linguistica.2019.v21n2a24366.
- Reviewed: 4th nomination.
Created by Skyshifter (talk). Self-nominated at 13:28, 16 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Taubaté pregnancy hoax; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
New enough and long enough. Nominator is QPQ-exempt. What a fascinating story! I've given the article some attention to make its English less obviously translated (e.g. pregnant with, not pregnant of). The hook facts check out and are in the article, and I do not see any textual issues. Proposing a reworded ALT0: Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:40, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
- ALT0a: ... that Taubaté became the "city of lies" after a 2012 pregnancy hoax?
- @Sammi Brie: thanks! I tend to be not very good with translations, so thank you for copyediting. I support the reworded hook. Skyshiftertalk 19:02, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
- ALT0a: ... that Taubaté became the "city of lies" after a 2012 pregnancy hoax?
Is Maria related to George Santos?
[edit]This may just be a freakish coincidence, but they both have the same last name, look somewhat similar (at least to me), are both Brazilian (George’s parents were born in Brazil, although I’m not sure if they came from Taubaté or not), and of course, they are both infamous for lying/hoaxing the public. It’s probably a coincidence given how huge Brazil is, but you never know. LonelyBoy2012 (talk) 04:32, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
- Santos is a common as fuc.k last name in Brazil. Every "pé rapado" walking down the streets may be a Santos, Silva, Souza 2804:388:C359:F7B7:7C38:DED:ECC7:CD64 (talk) 14:31, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
"Film"
[edit]By the way, the film is probably a hoax as well—"Diaraki" is a phonetic spelling of "de araque", which in Portuguese means exactly the same as "de Taubaté" (phony, bogus, or fake). I'd refrain from mentioning it in an unqualified manner as the article does now. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 05:45, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
- I agree. All news article relating to the film contain the same text. Frank Diarati doesn't get any search hits, except a defunct Instagram account. And nothing on IMDb. Jesus automatic (talk) 07:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
- Diaraki is not the director's actual surname, just a nickname/pseudonym. I've added quotation marks to make that clearer. Not all news articles have "the same text" and there are news about an actress that was invited to play Maria, weeks after the film was first announced. Skyshiftertalk 14:37, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Vortex3427 (talk · contribs) 09:53, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
This one seems kind of... wow.
- Hello Vortex3427, do you still plan to review the article? Skyshiftertalk 15:27, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Skyshifter: Sorry for the wait. Will return tomorrow with spotchecks
- Maria, Chris, and Frank should be referred to by their surnames, shouldn't they?
- Yes. In Portuguese the standard is to mention the first name, so I forgot to change that when translating. However, "Diaraki" is not Frank's surname, but a pseudonym.
Grávida de Taubaté (lit. 'pregnant woman from Taubaté')
Add the literal pronunciation to the body as well.
- Done
initially discovered
initially thought
- Done
would be rare
would have been
- Done
A week after the supposed pregnancy was discovered
Something like "By next week" would be more concise
- Done
several famous media outlets
The word famous is usually discouraged. You could say several national media outlets or ... national networks and newspapers. Same withHer most famous appearance
; maybe use well-known instead.
- Done
showed she was not pregnant,
Not needed.which would be impossible.
- I'm not sure. The reader would then have to think "well, does it matter that she wasn't pregnant in August?" and calculate how many months have passed to then assert that it would be impossible. I think it's okay to make that information clearer.
with whom she was monitored
who monitored her
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In the format "X de Taubaté" ("X of/from Taubaté") to designate hoaxes, the city itself became known as the "city of lies".
The connection between the two parts of the sentence is unclear. Maybe "Taubaté became known as the "city of lies", Taubaté earned the nickname "city of lies," and "de Taubaté" ("from/of Taubaté") was appended to words to suggest hoaxes." Also, is this still in common use?
- Done. Yes, it's still in common use.
a G1 publication in December 2012
December 2012 G1 article
- Done
In September 2023, director Frank "Diaraki" announced a movie about the case
Why is "Diaraki" in quotes. Maybe "announced he was making..."
- Diaraki is not his surname, but a pseudonym. It's also in quotes in the sources. Done for the latter.
- Some parts with passive voice sound weird, like
but the script has already been finalized and signed by him
could be replaced with "he had already signed off on the script."
- Done
- What makes Além do Meme a reliable source?
- Its creator pt:Chico Felitti won journalism awards and was nominated for the Prêmio Jabuti.
- — VORTEX3427 (Talk!) 02:54, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Vortex3427: Responded. Skyshiftertalk 12:54, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Vortex3427: Any updates? Skyshiftertalk 15:06, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Vortex3427: Responded. Skyshiftertalk 12:54, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
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