[ NNSquad ] New York Post fooled by fake Facebook page claiming to be from Newtown shooter's brother

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

New York Post fooled by fake Facebook page claiming to be from Newtown
shooter's brother

http://j.mp/VeQur8  (Washington Post)

    The spokesman said that Lanza, 24, shut his Facebook account
    shortly after the shooting and it has not been reactivated. A fake
    Facebook page that at first glance appeared to be Lanza's was
    subsequently created and used to deceive the New York Post
    reporter. It is not known who orchestrated the deception.
    Cockfield described the New York Post story as the "unfortunate
    result of a poor editorial process."

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Will the mainstream media never learn this lesson?

--Lauren--
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