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Thu 05 May 2009Lazy journalism exposed by online hoax

OPNION:Media use of fake matter I placed on Wikipedia has sweeping implications for reporters, writes SHANE FITZGERALD.

HOW EASY is it for a 22-year-old, overly curious sociology student from UCD to influence the national press around the world? Quite easy is the short answer.