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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510826,00.html

Some unsuspecting Facebook users may have fallen prey to a shocking prank.

A group on the social-networking site calling itself "I Heart Jews" garnered more than 2,000 members — until the group's name was suddenly changed to "Hitler: Great Modern Man of History," New York's WNYW-TV reports.

"It's disgusting. It's despicable," said Facebook user Wendy Erdheim, who had been part of the group. "Like, who would ever do that?"

Other members of the group were similarly shocked.

"Is this a joke?" posted one. "Because if it is not I am absolutely appalled."

Mark Weitzman of the Simon Wiesenthal Center said the name change was no accident.

"One would have to say that it's premeditated and that the intent was there from the beginning," says Weitzman.

"We don't allow groups that are hateful or threatening, for example, and will remove these as quickly as possible when they're reported," a Facebook spokesman said via e-mail to FoxNews.com.
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He confirmed that this specific group's name had indeed been changed to "Hitler: Great Modern Man of History," but was later changed again to "I Love Jews" and was still on the site.

Postings to one of the 10 different "I Love Jews" groups on Facebook clearly referred to the Hitler name change, which appears to have taken place on or around March 18. It seems the group was renamed again Tuesday.

FoxNews.com has not received a reply to a request for comment from the group administrator.

 

[Fifty]

Doesn't Fox News have anything more important to cover?

 

[POWERSPHERE]

The Internet.

 

[Jasoco]

Apparently there's no news anywhere.

 

[slidewinder]

"It's disgusting. It's despicable," said Facebook user Wendy Erdheim, who had been part of the group. "Like, who would ever do that?"

Hitler would.

 

[Blackace]

got to take a break from blasting Obama sometime I guess..

 

[GDGF]

I blame Ashton Hitler

 

["God's Beard!"]

For a story to be newsworthy, it can't just be apalling, it has to induce shock as well. Shame on Fox.

 

[Fjolle]

Huh. Can you change group names now?

 

[Crayon Shinchan]

Sounds like someone pranked an administrator of the group?

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

Wow. Someone pulled the ultimate Facerape.

 

[DanteFox]

I bet it was 4chan.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Classic internet bait and switch.

Post pic of girl, with thread title "Would you hit it?" or "Would you grab this ass?", wait for thread responses, wait for edit time to expire (on IGN at least), change image to a guy, bump thread, lulz ensue.

 

[Verano]

I bet it was 4chan.

yeah they don't like jews

 

[The_Inquisitor]

yeah they don't like jews

Who DO they like?

 

[Haly]

Who DO they like?

Cats.

 

[Futureman]

Am I bad for finding this really funny?

 

[Zoltrix]

Am I bad for finding this really funny?

It's more that you have a bad sense of humour.

 

[ice cream]

Am I bad for finding this really funny?

I thought it was pretty funny too.

 

[MrPing1000]

Am I bad for finding this really funny?

Amused me too.

It's only fucking facebook.

 

[bachikarn]

This is really news worthy? A 2000 member group on Facebook is actually pretty small.

 

[NekoFever]

Am I bad for finding this really funny?

If you are, so am I.

 

[Femmeworth]

Facebook, serious business.

 

[HappyBivouac]

It's actually possible to hijack old groups created by people who have since left facebook. The "EVERYONE GIVE ME UR CELL #'S" groups are a decent target. Example:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20572753688

 

[Archer]

lawl.

 

[Aske]

"We don't allow groups that are hateful or threatening, for example, and will remove these as quickly as possible when they're reported," a Facebook spokesman said via e-mail to FoxNews.com.

I wonder if they would have deleted 'Hitler: Great Modern Man of History' on these grounds. They're probably rather relieved they didn't have to make the call.

 

[thesoapster]

Doesn't Fox News have anything more important to cover?

Nope.

 

[whytemyke]

real life Eric Cartman

 

[Justin Bailey]

It's actually possible to hijack old groups created by people who have since left facebook. The "EVERYONE GIVE ME UR CELL #'S" groups are a decent target. Example:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20572753688

They don't even have to leave facebook. If the only admin left leaves the group anyone can take it over.

 

[zon]

This feels appropriate