Saturday, October 25, 2008

Election Followup

In class, we saw the story about the McCain volunteer mutilation on Twitter. Since then, turns out the story was a hoax. You can read about the fallout and how the hoax was reported here.

Ashley Todd Fake "Mutilation" Exposed

From TPM:McCain Communications Director Gave Reporters Incendiary Version Of "Carved B" Story Before Facts Were Known

CNN's Rick Sanchez Calls Out Media That Fell For "Mutilation" Hoax

And for those of you who missed it, here is the McCain Obama Dance-Off

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