Word: hoax
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...warned that terrorists allied with Abu Nidal planned to sabotage a Frankfurt-to-New York Pan Am flight, Finnish authorities insist that the tipster was a habitual alarmist whose call was a mere coincidence. Said FBI director William Sessions last week: "The bureau believes that it was a hoax and not connected to Flight...
...said he sent the message out only toHarvard, although the computers were affectedacross the country. In an advisory sent to Harvardusers by electronic mail, he detailed thetechnical antidote that could be used to eliminatethe virus, adding at the end, "Hope this helps,but more, I hope it is a hoax." Sudduth, a Harvardsystems analyst, said he did not send the messageout more widely because he was not aware of theproblem's magnitude...
...grand jury decided to not bring the case to trial, partly because Brawley--listening to her "advisors"--completely refused to cooperate in the investigation, and partly because of evidence that the story was a giant hoax...
Pursuing the same strategies that worked so well in Howard Beach, they were able to get Governor Mario Cuomo to appoint Abrams as a special prosecutor for the case. But instead of cooperating with Abrams, the three--probably because they were aware that the case was a hoax--refused to help and began accusing Abrams of unjustified racism. They went on the attack, trying to turn the Brawley case into a vehicle for their self-promotion...
With the story now exposed as a hoax, Maddox and Mason are being called up before the disciplinary board of the New York State Bar Association for their accusations and face possible disbarment for knowingly subverting justice. Sharpton, although a preacher and not a lawyer, has also completely lost what little credibility he had. On the Morton Downey show, he affirmed on his Bible that everything he said about the Brawley case was true...