**Viral News Snippet:**

Viral News Snippet:

🚨 CLAIM: Mark Cuban has purchased a controlling stake in a major news network, planning to launch a “No-BS News” channel that will ban political pundits and focus solely on data, facts, and proven sources.

STATUS: ❌ FAKE / Satirical Origin

🔍 Fact Check: A widely shared post on X (formerly Twitter) and several satirical blogs this week claimed that billionaire investor and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban had acquired a majority share of a struggling cable news network and would rebrand it as “Cuban News Network (CNN2).” The post alleged Cuban would fire all opinion hosts, replace them with data scientists and economists, and require a “Verified Fact Seal” on all segments.

The Truth: No such purchase has occurred. A representative for Mark Cuban told FactCheck.org that the claim is “completely fabricated” and originated from a known satire site that publishes under the tagline “Reality has a liberal bias… and so do our articles.” The fake story was then stripped of its satirical disclaimer and shared as real on multiple social media platforms. Cuban has not made any public moves to buy a news network, and his recent comments about media have been focused on the role of AI in content verification—not ownership.

Verdict: Completely fabricated. If you see a post claiming Mark Cuban is rebooting news, check the original source. It’s almost certainly a satire you didn’t read to the bottom.