Archive for May 25th, 2008

Linkbaiting: hoaxing has a new buzzword

25 May 2008

The web is a-buzz with fallout from the latest high-profile hoax.

The story in question (now amended, here) concerned the conviction of a 13-year old Texan boy for stealing his dad’s credit card and using it to hire two prostitutes with which to play Play Station (awww!). (more…)