Viewers bay for blood after being duped by Emma's 'vampire news' [Eire Region]

Mail on Sunday › June 08, 2009

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AS THEY say in the news business, if it bleeds, it leads - but this takes it to a new level. Emma Buckley, the former TV3 presenter, is at the centre of a row in the US after viewers of her fake 'vampire news' show say they were misled by the reports.

Acting the role of anchor woman 'Victoria Davis' on a promo for the hit HBO TV Vampire drama, True Blood, she reported scenes of vampires buying victims in backstreet deals and teenage girls showing off their bite marks on faked websites.

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Viewers bay for blood after being duped by Emma's 'vampire news' [Eire Region]

The former TV3 and RTE broadcaster, who has been based in New York for five years, w...

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