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

Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.