Link: If It’s On The Internet, It Must Be True
This past week, formerly unknown actress Elyse Porterfield fooled millions playing Jenny, the fired Dry Erase girl, in a clever hoax. Journalists, who at one time were tasked with protecting the public from such lies, no longer have the same power to block them.
This post examines what happened with this hoax, from its beginnining, distribution and eventual background checking, and draws some conclusions.
by Jon Orlin on @TechCrunch
