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awladdeleo/faker-news
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Faker provider for fake news!

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A fake news provider for php Faker
==================================

[](#a-fake-news-provider-for-php-faker)

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This is a custom provider for [fzaniotto/Faker](https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker) generating fake news headlines for use when testing website design. Also includes a fake news source name generator.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require awladdeleo/faker-news
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$faker = (new \Faker\Factory())::create();
$faker->addProvider(new \Faker\Provider\Fakenews($faker));
$faker->addProvider(new \Faker\Provider\Fakenewssource($faker));

// generate a headline
echo $faker->headline;

// generate a named newssource (75% Newspapers, 25% TV news as below)
echo $faker->NewssourceName;

// generate a Newspaper name
// 'The Daily Texas', 'The Morning Herald', 'Manchester Post' etc
echo $faker->NewspaperName;

// generate a TV source name
// 'KKN News', 'ATV', 'JKK 247' etc
echo $faker->TvNewsName;
```

### Example Laravel Factory Useage

[](#example-laravel-factory-useage)

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