Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Someone once told me that you can't believe anything you read on the internet. They were right. I read a story at News.com that detailed MSN Britian's plan to put internet terminals inside porta-pottys at concerts in England. I thought the idea inprobable, but given the source, the official press release (cached), and the number of news outlets that picked up the story, I decided to believe. Well, Microsoft admitted that the story was a fake.
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the time-traveling stock trader hoax, and now this. Are internet hoaxes getting more elaborate, or are we becoming more guilable?
Also, it looks like MSNBC has erased the original story from their website. I know it is embaressing to be duped by this kind of story, but does the press have a responsibility to not delete these stories?
Posted by Noah Brimhall at May 13, 2003 12:15 PM