<p>Since all of you CCers are on the computer at one time or other during the day, I am asking for your help. </p>
<p>Yesterday (I think it was on my MSN home page, but I’m not sure) I saw a link to a story about the student who was autistic who shot the three pointers in his high school basketball game and won the game. It said the thing was a scam and that the guy was really an NBA sharpshooter.</p>
<p>Oh my! I was beside myself when I read that. How could that happen???
I read it to my husband when he got home from work. He couldn’t believe it either. </p>
<p>Well, today I shared that story with my son. He couldn’t believe it either, so I told him I’d show him the story online. I can’t find it anywhere! He looked for it and can’t find it, either. He knows I haven’t been sleeping well and asked if I had dreamed it! </p>
<p>So. . . my question to you is this–did anyone else see this story? Is it possible that someone was able to put a link on there that was a scam in itself? </p>
<p>I feel like I’m in that famous movie where someone is trying to make the main character feel like she’s going crazy when she really isn’t (Gaslight?)!</p>
<p>Thank you so much! I did notice the dates yesterday but thought maybe it was because it was going to be published at that date (you know how you get the August issue of a magazine in July). I was just so upset I don’t think I was thinking clearly.</p>
<p>Other scandals broken by this guy:
“Barry Bonds broke baseball’s all-time home run record last night with a towering, eighth-inning long ball against the Washington Nationals. After smashing his 756th career home run, the seven-time National League MVP pumped his fists in the air repeatedly. Bonds then reached into his back pocket and pulled out a large syringe labeled “DRUGS FOR CHEATING AT BASEBALL.” The San Francisco Giants slugger lowered his pants, injected himself in the buttocks, and extended both middle fingers before setting off on his record-setting jaunt around the bases.”</p>
<p>“Veterinarians at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center admitted today to misdiagnosing 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, who was euthanized earlier this year. The beloved thoroughbred’s X-rays were mixed up with those of a badly mangled quarterhorse named Princess Steve, a hospital spokesman said. “It turns out that Barbaro was on his way to a full recovery,” the spokesman added. “Sorry about that.””</p>
<p>It wouldn’t surprise me at all if someone saw the story you mentioned and copy/pasted it as fact on a different site though, so it’s not your fault.</p>
<p>Ok, so I just showed it to my son and he said, “Mom, how could you believe any of this?”</p>
<p>Yeah, I did feel pretty stupid when I read some of the other stories. I was originally reading the story about Michael Vick and then just quickly scrolled down. I didn’t read any of the other stories, but when my eyes saw the name of that basketball player, I stopped to read the story. I guess it goes to show that I need to read more carefully!</p>
<p>Sportsmama, it’s getting harder and harder to tell. Reputable news outlets have gotten caught publishing spoofs as true a couple of times lately. (So have Fox and O’Reilly.)</p>