MSNBC retracts false Palin story; others duped

Associated Press by David Bauder | Nov. 13, 2008 (News Report)

NEW YORK - MSNBC was the victim of a hoax when it reported that an adviser to John McCain had identified himself as the source of an embarrassing story about former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the network said Wednesday.
David Shuster, an anchor for the cable news network, said on air Monday that Martin Eisenstadt, a McCain policy adviser, had come forth and identified himself as the source of a Fox News Channel story saying Palin had ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Media
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics, Fake News, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Obama Administration, Ethics in Journalism, Mainstream Media
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    New York Times by Richard Pérez Peña | Nov. 13, 2008 (News Report)
    But most of Eisenstadt’s victims have been bloggers, a reflection of the sloppy speed at which any tidbit, no matter how specious, can bounce around the Internet. And they ...
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