A story published by the Canadian broadcasting network tells of an artist who makes millions selling “invisible” artwork. Is this story true or false? The story is fake. It was created for a segment on “This is That” a satirical current affairs program on the CBC. That show’s about page states that the program “doesn’t just talk about the issues, it fabricates them.” Synopsis The fake story reports that 27-year old artist Lana Newstrom has made millions creating “invisible art.” A short text blurb on the CBC page accompanies a longer 7-minute audio segment in which the artist is visited by the hosts Pat Kelley and Peter Oldrin. “So there’s something right here?” one of the hosts asks. “Oh yes,” the artist responds. “That’s probably my favorite piece.” The woman states in the segment that she did traditional painting before deciding to try invisible art after she couldn’t get galleries to feature her tangible works. “With Lana’s invisible art, there’s nothing to look at, rather the work exists solely in Lana’s imagination,” the host explains. Newstrom states that she imagines the types of materials with which a piece will be created. The report also reports from a gallery featuring Newstrom’s work, noting that “hundreds of [...]
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