View source for 2025-03-01: What the Tabloids are Saying

*'''Post: 2025-03-01: What the Tabloids are Saying'''
*'''Poster''' [[Lilium Valerie]]
*'''Board:''' IC News/Rumors
*'''Date:''' March First, UC 0100
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 Following yesterday's charity concert, the Earth Sphere's tabloid press has been working in overdrive. A few highlights from the headlines:
 
 Galaxy Sports:'Shocking truth! Could Lilium Valerie be a clone of Lynn Minmay?'
 "Eyewitnesses from anonymous sources have revealed to Galaxy Sports secret information that points to this fact! It's likely that the old Federation produced her in its final days. We reached out to Ms. Valerie for comment, but[...]"
 (150k views, 53 comments)

 Pure Blue Periodical:'The evidence is undeniable: the so-called "Angel of Peace" is a Coordinator!'
 "Her agency might be trying to sell her as a Natural star, but leaked medical records rumored to be hers show clear evidence of prenatal gene-tampering! We of the Pure Blue Periodical demand that this horrific deception be[...]"
 (136k views, 329 comments)
 
 Pendragon Herald:'Princess Euphemia lives! Lost royal seen performing in disguise!'
 "Since her assassination by terrorists during a heroic action against them in Area 11, princess Euphemia Li Britannia has been presumed dead. However, eagle-eyed Britannian viewers watching last night's charity concert noticed that[...]"
 (943 views, 12 comments)
 
 The Frontier Inquirer:'The horrible truth: Lilium Valerie is a cyber-newtype!'
 "The Frontier Inquirer has come into possession of images depicting Lilium Valerie, prior to her debut, being augmented with various pieces of cybernetic technology by Gaia Sabers researchers. Viewer discretion is advised, as these leaked images are incredibly graphic. While it's been speculated that these photographs might have been manipulated artificially[...]
 (13k views, 12 comments)
 
 Nouvelle Tokyo Daily:'Investigation: Is Lilium Valerie a Super AI?'
 "After noticing that the custom Valkyrie she performed alongside was unmanned, and the choice of a Sharon Apple track as the final song of her performance, our top journalists set out to prove a simple hunch: 'Lilium Valerie' is in fact a holographic construct projected by a next-generation Virtual Idol! Our investigation lead us to[...]
 (251k views, 179 comments)

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 This gossip will probably endure for a few days, before being cycled out for the next set of rumors. After all, who'd seriously /believe/ something from one of those rags?
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