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Feb. 12, 2013 6:36pm Jason Howerton

A prank caller claiming to be an official with the U.S. Fish and Game Department called in during a live report on a local Los Angeles CBS affiliate to shed some light on the dramatic standoff between police and alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner. Of course, he provided completely bogus information.

Posing as “Mike Taugher with the Fish and Game Department,” the caller said than an official with the California Fish and Game Department was the first to spot Dorner.

“It was confirmed that there was gunfire. Who it was, we don’t know at this point,” he added. “We believe it was Ronnie the limo driver firing at Dorner, and we believe that he hit him.”

A little confused, the female news anchor asked: “You say Ronnie the limo driver?”

“Yes ma’am, Ronnie the limo driver,” he replied. “He was on his way to a block party and he got caught in the [shoot out].”

Still not getting it, the anchor asked the caller to confirm that it was an official with Fish and Game that first saw the fugitive ex-cop. That’s when the prank caller revealed himself.

“You’re a real dumba**, you still don’t know this is a prank–” the caller began before his audio was cut off.

Watch the live news prank below:

(H/T: SchnittShow.com)

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FreedomWitness
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 10:22pm
bababooey howard stern bababooey howard stern bababooey! Bababooey to y’all.

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mtsnj
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 9:42pm
Let this be a lesson to these vultures

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cgnick
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 9:06pm
LOL this is nuts.

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JoeKing
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 9:00pm
Can’t wait to hear Howard talk to Captain Janks when he gets back from vacation.

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sasquatch08
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:50pm
I laughed pretty hard.

How this guy got on the air is a mystery, but I thought it was funny.

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- 00100111
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 10:20am
  He got on the air because every stupid media outlet wants to be “First on scene” or “You heard it here, first!” They want to be first to deliver a story so bad that they don’t vet any sources, they twist interviews to fit their agenda, and this is what they get. The part that made me laugh is the anchor acting all b*tthurt and acting like a victim. Lady, try not being the “First to get the scoop”, and vet your sources. People like her are the reason we have Obama.
  
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- pavepaws
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 2:59pm
  Probably has alot to do with the zombie uprising.
  
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afishfarted
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:49pm
AH yes. Leave it to the media. They be in such a hurry to get a scoop they never verify first. yup
Dumbasses

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christhefanatic
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:45pm
Not their job to report the truth…only to produce propaganda. I don’t believe a story coming out of ABC,CBS, NBC, etc. about a traffic accident without waiting several days for the truth to be leaked out.

One good thing, though. It is almost to the point that one can simply believe the opposite of the report and the odds are you are closer to the truth.

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The Big Mick
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:42pm
I wonder if Ronnie was Ray Lewis’ limo driver?

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- phatboypa
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:36am
  Still cant get over the fact the Ravens won huh…..try to move on. I know its hard but you really have to try hard. Time will heal your wounds.
  
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- grimjack3791
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 10:29am
  No, we can’t get over that Ray Lewis is probably a murderer who got away with it. Where’s the white suit Lewis was wearing that night?
  
  Apparently a shiny trophy is worth more to you than the lives of two men. Ass.
  
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The Big Mick
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:41pm
I wonder if this guy knows where “Lucy Ramirez” is?

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ledbythnose
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:38pm
This is almost as funny as Sarah Palin joining Father Gores Al Jazeera Network. Bless their silly hearts. In their haste to tell lies the Filthy Propagandist don’t do much follow ups. OY VEY!

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- blackyb
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 9:57pm
  They have no standards. It is obvious. Being a journalist on these propagandist news orgs. is like a disgrace and tantamount to saying one got a job shoveling manure.
  
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HellAndBack
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:26pm
Laughing My Mother Fracking A$$ Off!!!!

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beckNcall
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:42pm
Pay back for the bull crap CBS feeds America IE lies, Obama cover up squads, half truths etc. This is RICH! Funnier than a one legged man at a **** kickin’ contest.

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Warphead
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:22pm
Got to get the story first. Got to beat Fox before those a$$h0les get it. They aren’t doing it to me again, no sir. I’ll show them. George, Paul, get on the board now. Get some feelers out. I want witnesses and I want them now. I don’t care just do it. No damn it. I don’t care if it’s the *&%$ing trash man. I want an on air live interview now. Yeah, I’ll show you Fox news. You what? You have someone with Fish & Game? Well, what are you waiting for? Put him on. No Damn it no time to check him out, put him on now or I’ll get someone else to do your job. This is the news business pal not Wikipedia. GOT IT?

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- TROONORTH
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:37pm
  BLAH, BLAH, BLAH! YA, YA. OK! But Ronnie, is Ronnie OK. That guy said that Ronnie was shot. Is he OK or did he, you know, lose the fare?
  
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- SovereignSoul
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:42pm
  Nobody said Ronnie was shot!
  
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- MisterSarcastic
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:28pm
  No, no troo. He said Ronnie had, had a coupla shots.
  
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TJexcite
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:17pm
Random “officials” do not call the station to tell the media what is happening. They are dumb to take a random call says he is an official as a real official. They should have sources that they call to get information and only from that list.

RIP the lost officer today and lets hope this total upstages the SOTU with split screen needed.

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RickN
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:16pm
Liberalism run amuck! Liberals in the media not checking sources…liberals calling in what they feel are “hillarious pranks” in a dangerous, volitile situations. Ah yes…….PROGRESS!

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a1776patriot
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:12pm
The prank was by a Howard Stern fan. Ronnie The Limo Driver refers to Ronald Mund, Howard’s driver & bodyguard.

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- Al Gator
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:38pm
  @1776,
  
  She was lost because he didn’t yell “BABABOOOIIIII.”
  
  Otherwise, the air head was “on top” of things. (evil smirk)
  
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- Schteveo
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:56pm
  Was it a CBS affiliate?
  
  If so, she was expecting “…bah-ZINGA!!”
  
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HOOT_OWL
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:10pm
This is nothing ,the whole country will be pranked during the Sate of the Union address tonight .

They will actually believe , they will be listening to a real president.

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- Warphead
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:26pm
  The real prank was 4 years ago when people actually voted in an American imposter for pres. Seems they don’t learn much as they fell for it again last November.
  
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:09pm
I’d like to see more of this. It’s pretty much what we get anyway, but the part about actually revealing it’s really a prank is kinda novel.

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Eastinfection
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:09pm
This is like when OJ was holding himself hostage in his Bronco and some guy called into Peter Jennings claiming to be a few feet away. Jennings didn’t catch on at first even though the guy said “Baba-booey to y’all” (name of a Howard Stern lackey)…. then Al Michaels interrupted to clear things up. lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP8TwjRMdS0

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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:20pm
  East
  Funny you commented.
  When I heard “Ronnie the limo driver” I laughed and then I thought. “that sound like something East would say” I pictured you sitting there with your old dog punking the press.
  SO EAST where were you today??? LOL
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:57pm
  Nice Try SURF!
  
  i could say the same to you in a whoever-smelt-it-dealt-it kind of way :)
  
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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 9:12pm
  East
  
  Oh ummm well…
  I was helping nuns feed the poor. Auhhh YEAH that’s the ticket! Helping nuns feed the poor.
  Yeah helping nuns that’s the ticket.
  Ok that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 9:35pm
  lol…
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ucJN8cRDqM
  
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Saff SGT
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:08pm
CBS and Dan rather know how to jazz up a story. That’s why I watch and listen to Glenn beck and Blaze news I demand the truth all the time

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TomFXSTC
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:08pm
Not just liberal but clueless
this Chic needs to get a job as a waitress
no I talk that back she w

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donttreadonryan
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:04pm
Haha.

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leary1
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:04pm
This is a good example of THE RELIABLE SOURCES THE DRIVE-BY MEDIA DEPEND ON!!. Most of the media doesn`t fact check or even care if the news is true, but, it is news. As long as they can sell a story or lie …….WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE ?…..RIGHT????

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Suzanne Winter
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:59pm
The liberal media detest doing their due diligence before reporting. State-sanctioned propaganda, gossip, rumor, and lies are the staples of the liberal media. Sensationalism over truth — always. Waiting for the edited videos and Photoshopped stills to show up on MSNBC.

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RedeyeBlind
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:51pm
wow

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