MSNBC lists ten “heinous” internet hoaxes
MSNBC has posted a list of the "10 most heinous hoaxes on the Net." Though in the intro they admit they added in "a handful of amusing ones." Here's the list (minus their descriptions):
- Twitter/Facebook AMBER alert
- Bonsai Kitten
- Epilepsy Forum Raid
- Bigfoot's body
- Changing the value of pi
- Save Toby
- MySpace suicide
- 419 Nigerian money scams
- Work-at-home scams
- Facebook hoax on TechCrunch
Categories: Websites Posted by Alex on Mon Nov 09, 2009 |
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I'm surprised that I don't recognize several of these hoaxes.
When I worked on a morning drive radio show in Boise, Idaho, I booked and we interviewed the Manbeef guy. He did a great job of sticking to his story; he even used a voice changer on his phone to disguise his identity. Oddly, we got more calls from outraged listeners about Manbeef than we did about another phone guest who had sex with his dog and defended the practice. Go figure.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Mon Nov 09, 2009 at 06:34 PM
When I worked on a morning drive radio show in Boise, Idaho, I booked and we interviewed the Manbeef guy. He did a great job of sticking to his story; he even used a voice changer on his phone to disguise his identity. Oddly, we got more calls from outraged listeners about Manbeef than we did about another phone guest who had sex with his dog and defended the practice. Go figure.
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