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MTV Hacker Saga Gets Worse

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mtv-screws-up-again dept.

weld writes "Now Shamrock, one of the MTV hackers portrayed as involved in some sort of criminal behavior, has posted a letter saying he made it all up. He now wants to come clean. He made it all up to dupe MTV because he knew all they wanted was criminal hacking stories. The journalistic integrity of this "special" is under serious question now. HNN has posted Shamrock's letter to the hacking community. " Check out our original story on this to get the full details.

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  1. metacomment (OT) by meersan · · Score: 5
    Summary of first 50 comments of this thread:
    • The statement: This is not a surprise.
    • The variation: No surprises here.
    • The minimalist: No big surprise.
    • The advice-giver: Do not be surprised.
    • The sarcastic: Surprise!
    • The Seinfeld: Why am I not surprised?
    • The Homer: Doh!
    • The erudite: To be expected...
    • The insightful: MTV Sucks
    • The +2 insightful: Journalists Suck

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