Prankster Playing Bhutto's Son On Facebook Fools News Outlets
source: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/prankster-playing-bhuttos-son-on-facebook-fools-...
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When Benazir Bhutto's replacement as party chairman turned out to be her relatively unknown son, reports turned up little beyond his age (19) and occupation (student at Oxford University). In other words, enough facts to warrant a sprint to Facebook, where millions of college students publish troves of personal information...
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dcsmitty
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Once again, don't believe everything you see on TV! Or read online for that matter...
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dcsmitty
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richjm
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Here's a screengrab of his fake Facebook page (which has now been deleted by Facebook).
Over 1000 friends before the ruse was rumbled. As pranks go, it's a fairly well put together one.
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richjm
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abbym0308
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Does anyone else think it's a sad day when some of our most trusted news outlets are hitting up Facebook for their information? I do. Anyways, here's a non-facebook profile of Bhutto's son and successor.
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abbym0308
