When a real-world news article gets reworded and obliterated by someone's personal opinions and bias, then the article is picked back up by another news source, thus, spreading misinformation, or severely tainted information, to the masses. Could also be viewed as a digital version of the childrens' game known as telephone.
Joe: Hey, did you see this article about the clown that drove his car into a swimming pool? The article says he was on drugs.
Mike: Yeah, I saw the article earlier on a more reliable news website and the clown actually had a medical condition and it was purely an accident, no drugs were involved. Sounds like you got the bloggerated version.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.