Thursday, November 13, 2008

A Fake Expert Named Martin Eisenstadt and a Phony Think Tank Fool Bloggers and the Mainstream News Media - NYTimes.com

A Fake Expert Named Martin Eisenstadt and a Phony Think Tank Fool Bloggers and the Mainstream News Media

McCain advisor Martin Eisenstadt of the Harding Institute stepped forward to claim credit for leaking the "Palin thinks Africa is a country" story. Only two small problems: there's no such person and no such institute.

Here's something important to note: "Martin" (really a prankster named Eitan Gorlin) was not the original source of the leak. He only stepped forward to take credit for it when nobody else would ... and the MSM bought it.

Neither Fox News nor the leaker have revealed the identify of the REAL source, but Fox continues to insist that the story is accurate.

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