The Irrawaddy website is run by exiled Myanmar journalists. It has been the target of several denial-of-service attacks that are meant to make the site unreachable. The fake articles concerned an alleged feud between the editor and pro-democracy iconAung San Suu Kyi, and the purported death of a popular singer. The website says it is trying to fix the problem and prevent further attacks. It says it has been hacked by unknown attackers who posted fake articles on it.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2011/03/website-critical-of-myanmar-regime.html