An elaborate spoof hit the streets of New York on Tuesday: a convincing fake of The New York Times newspaper announcing the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, the indictment of President George W. Bush on treason charges, an apology from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for lying about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and all Americans receiving national health care.
Apparently the folks behind this stunt are The Yes men, a liberal group famous for practical jokes. The bogus paper - dated 4 July 2009 - was accompanied by a web site that mimicked the look of The New York Times's real website.
More than 1m free copies of the 14-page "special edition" newspaper were distributed mainly in the cities of New York and Los Angeles.
Pranksters print spoof NY Times
If only that headline was true....oh well.
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