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| April 5, 2010 |
Fake story meant to ensnare bloggers catches NYT instead
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New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog.com. Eric Turkewitz wrote in this blog that he had been appointed "official White House law blogger":
Since word is already dribbling out among my friends, I thought I should let you know here: I'm closing down this blog in the next few weeks to start up a new one at the White House as their official law blogger. I'll have the opportunity to both expand the scope of my writing and serve my country at the same time. As blogging gigs go, it doesn't get any better than that.
It's a good ruse complete with charts and stories. So the NYT gets wind of it. Their "fact-checking" department calls both the lawyer and the White House. Lawyer specifically obfuscates; he confirms NOTHING. The WH? No one home. The story has no confirmation whatsoever on any level.
What does the NYT do? I can't grab an archived version to link, but here is the cut from Gawker claiming to be the original NYT piece... |
| 04/5/10 1:17 PM |
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