Cornell Daily Sun Prints Fake News

Posted in Organizations, Public Image by Cornell's Most Infamous on October 31st, 2005.

What kind of journalism produces fake news articles which masquerade as real news? Apparently the Cornell Daily Sun, in their special Halloween edition, believe strongly in veritas absentia, quisquam est verus or in the absense of truth, anything is true. They even include the following ridiculous photo-composition:

I hate to mention this, but I hate bad journalism, and this is it at its worst. Oh Editors, where are you?

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