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The moral of this *fake* story is: check
your sources

Sunday, May 25, 2008

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A story did the rounds earlier this month of a Texan teenager who was convicted of fraud after stealing his father's credit card and using it to buy an X-box and the services of two prostitutes. The source was a UK news site called money.co.uk. The story was posted on news sites all around the world, including here in NZ. Only trouble is, the story was a hoax.

Treat social networks like any source: with measured skepticism

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

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A few big names got caught out not long ago using quotes from a Facebook profile purported to belong to Benazir Bhutto's son. The profile was a fake, although it turns out her son did have a profile but clearly one which reporters didn't stumble upon.

Reporters using Facebook: good idea but don’t take anything at face value

Saturday, January 12, 2008

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Shane Richmond, Communities Editor at the Telegraph, brings a few notes of common sense and caution to his advice on how reporters can use Facebook.

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