Fraudcast News

"Fraudcast News"
The Simpsons episode
Mr. Burns is outraged by the headline of Lisa's newspaper in a promotional image for the episode.
Episode no.	Season 15 Episode 22
Directed by	Bob Anderson
Written by	Don Payne
Production code	FABF18
Original air date	May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23)
Episode features
Couch gag	The family members fly in dressed as popular anime characters (Bart is Astro Boy, Homer is Ultraman, Lisa is Sailor Moon, Marge is Princess from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and Maggie is Pikachu from Pokémon) and land on a bench with "シンプソンズ" on it, Japanese for "Simpsons".
Commentary	Al Jean Don Payne Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman Michael Price Tom Gammill Max Pross
Episode chronology
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"Fraudcast News" is the twenty-second and final episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 23, 2004. The episode was written by Don Payne and directed by Bob Anderson.

In this episode, Mr. Burns acquires all media outlets in town to improve his image while Lisa begins publishing her own newspaper. The episode received positive reviews. Payne won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award, which honors works that focus on First Amendment issues, for his work on the episode.