Jimmy Fallon gets real NBC news anchors to read fake good news

Jimmy Fallon gets real NBC news anchors to read fake good news
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You're reading a news-oriented website, so we don't have to tell you that a lot of the news today is of the bad variety. Jimmy Fallon, the sunny host of The Tonight Show, can't make the news better, but he tried to do the next best thing on Monday night's show: He had real NBC news anchors from around the country read headlines he wished were true. So if you want to take a short break from Ebola and ISIS for news about "a dog in sunglasses riding a skateboard" who's hoping to hang out with you, watch below. --Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.