Fake News Review

Since the 1960s, when Rudolph began lighting the way, there has never been any talk of shutting down Santa’s delivery runs. However, new issues have come up which may force the cancellation of Christmas. The air traffic from holiday delivery drones has been building for several years, and an insider at the North Pole says a shutdown by Santa may be imminent because of it.

“The reindeer like to work and none of them have ever complained, formally, about extra shifts through the holidays. However, all of the reindeer are concerned about safety,” said an unnamed source at Santa LLC. “There is talk of forming a union. The reindeer want to be sure they’ll get back to their families, and they want their safety concerns addressed by upper management. Santa Claus, LLC, is very concerned about competition from holiday delivery drones. Another issue is the liability, aside from the possible death and/or dismemberment of the reindeer, associated with delivery operations. The organization’s insurance rates have skyrocketed and they now have to get a special policy to travel outside the Arctic Circle.”

One red-nosed reindeer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “I was really looking forward to making the deliveries this year. Amazon, FEDEX, and others have cut into our business but we're still very competitive. We’ve retrofitted our lighting systems with LEDs to reduce our carbon hoofprint along with our energy consumption. The technology is amazing and the testing has gone well. It will be a shame if we can’t make the actual run. On the other hand, I’m as concerned about safety as any other reindeer. The substandard wages and the lack of healthcare benefits are also a problem, especially for reindeer with children.”

Finally, there is an uncorroborated rumor that Donner has been relieved of his duties due to allegations of improprieties with several young female reindeer.

The above story is satire.

More stories about Santa Claus

A few years ago, there was a viral story about a Santa Claus who, according to him, had a little boy die in his arms after he gave the lad a present. The story was heart-warming, heart-breaking, and could not be verified by the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Forbes

USA Today

Knoxville News Sentinel follow up to the original story

Here’s a link to another fake news story that made the rounds in Christmas past.

Santa Claus Arrested For Beating Up A Child Molester Is A Fake Story

Here’s a scam that goes back a few years.

Santa Claus Email Scam from 2015

This one also has apparently been going on for years.

Santa Letter Scams

Here’s a link to an authoritative look at the legend of Santa Claus from The History Channel.

Santa Claus