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Just a couple of weeks ago, while reading up on digital virus in brand new iPods, I was reminded of stereotypes of creators of computer viruses. But all this virus talk reminded me of the popular belief that computer viruses are created by geeks and nerds who have nothing better to do. You know, as [...]

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Despite having been verified by “paranormal experts”, The Amityville Horror is simply a tale spun over several bottles of wine.

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The Smoking Gun blew the lid on James Frey’s memoir, “A Million Little Pieces”.
Transcript from Oprah where Frey’s publisher admitted that no background check was made on his story.
Frey’s bio in Wikipedia.
Bio of Nan Talese, Frey’s publisher, in Wikipedia.

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Another literary fraud, Misha Defonseca, recently admitted that she did not live with wolves during the Holocaust. Now 71, she was neither too old nor too frail two years ago when she sued her former publisher over a profit disagreement and was awarded $22.5 million.

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The author is Margaret Seltzer, not Margaret Jones, and her memoir about being a foster home kid and drug runner is just a figment of her imagination.
Her editor and publisher did not conduct a background check.
Reuters article on ABS-CBN News.

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