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We've heard a lot in recent years about fake news. In 2017, fake news even became Collins

dictionaries word of the year, but rarely is the news truly fake. No matter how much a politician

or celebrity might want to dismiss a denigrating or damaging story as fake news,

there's usually some merit to the reporting. And the claim that it's fake,

fictitious, made up, false, pure nonsense is far overstated.

Often it's the claim of fake news that's fake. But there have been times when news gets reported,

and it is indeed entirely completely shockingly fabricated. On today's Saturday,

Matt and I, we bring you one such instance from the podcast useless information hosted by Steve

Silverman, who brings you hundreds of stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things,

compelling, quirky, and bizarre true stories from the flip side of history.

Like the tale of the 1941 Plainfield Teachers College football team,

who seemed to be absolutely unstoppable and largely due to Johnny Chung, a six-foot 3-212-pound

half-back who was half Chinese, half Hawaiian, but definitely all American. They called him the

Celestial Comet with the New York Post-Riding Johnny Chung, Plainfield Teachers Chinese sophomore

half-back, has accounted for 57 of the 98-point scored by his unbeaten and untied team in four

starts. If the Jersey dawns don't watch out, he may pop up and Chiang Kai Shek's offensive

department one of these days. The New York Times, the Baltimore Sun, the Philadelphia record,

the Harold Tribune all wrote about the irrepressible Plainfield Lions and their star player at the

Comet. But he was fake news. I hope you enjoy this one, and be sure to search for and follow

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