Word: hoaxing
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...eugenics. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, who wrote the 1992 federal law regulating fertility clinics, called the operation "crass commercialism." Some suggested that Harris might be more interested in selling ads on a hot website than in selling eggs--or that the whole thing might even be a hoax...
...laugh. But the anonymous pranksters behind these and hundreds of other hoax mailings are getting quite astute about what we will and won't fall for. And sometimes their intentions aren't merely to spread confusion or show our gullibility...
Bottom line: no matter how official an e-mail looks, be wary. Check the company's website--many firms like Microsoft and Honda debunk myths on their home pages. Personally, I take note of spelling and grammar in suspect mail. Hoax authors do not appear to be the biggest fans of dictionaries...
Once you've nailed a hoax, don't just sit on it. Forward the mail you got to a wonderful little site, hoaxcheck@hoaxkill.com It not only lists the most common hoaxes out there but also automatically warns everyone who received the same mail not to pass it on. Which should take the pain and embarrassment out of telling your friends what dummies they...
...stated openly that Steven Pagones, the assistant district attorney did it.... If we're lying sue us, so we can go into court with you and prove you did it." Pagones did sue Sharpton for defamation--and won. Sharpton's response? "I didn't believe it to be a hoax then, and I don't believe it to be a hoax...