Fake News: California Newborn Did NOT Become First Baby To Be Named An Emoji: 😍😍😍

Was a baby in Berkeley, California named "😍😍😍 Reiner" by her parents? No, that's not true, the story was made up as a joke by a satire site but went massively viral.

The story originated from an article published by Pretty Cool Site (PCS- on February 3, 2019 titled "California Newborn becomes first baby to be named an emoji: 😍😍😍" (archived here) which opened:

California newborn becomes first baby to be named an emoji: Her first name is "😍😍😍".
The United States is among the lightest of the naming laws worldwide governing given names and this freedom has given rise to a wide variety of names and naming trends. Cultural diversity in the U.S. has led to great variations in names and naming traditions. Names have been used to express creativity, personality, cultural identity, and values.

Since the recent Windows XP update all US states allow to use special characters for filling birth certificates.

Users on social media only saw this title, description and thumbnail:

California Newborn becomes first baby to be named an emoji: 😍😍😍

California newborn becomes first baby to be named an emoji: Her first name is "😍😍😍". The United States is among the lightest of the naming laws worldwide governing given names and this freedom has given rise to a wide variety of names and naming trends. Cultural diversity in the U.S.

This is a fake news site and it has to be treated as a joke!