Wherever there is community, sympathy and pseudonymity, there will be hoaxes: for attention, as grift, because of narcissism & cruelty. Yes there are many real victims here. But if a story ticks every prior but has *that* feel—as this one did? Tough but yes, have to be cautious.
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In that case, too, Tom MacMaster cruelly decided to have "Amina" be kidnapped, because the story had gotten too big and he wanted to go on vacation with his girlfriend. I think that's the "death" in this case: the hoaxer likely decided it was too much work, and became too big.
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Yep. In this case, too, there was a pretend death when the hoax became too much work, and that's how it unraveled.https://twitter.com/syardi/status/1290293067635802113 …
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Aaaand scene. Likely a painful shock to anyone for whom this is their first hoax, a Munchausen by Social Justice. But this happens a lot. Narcissism, greed, attention, cruelty, exploiting people's sympathies... Nothing to do but grieve, learn and move on.https://twitter.com/Jonesieman/status/1290711223344992256 …
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You were the victim of a hoax, and as they say: don’t blame the victim.
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I am reminded of Acanit from "The Sex Pistols Are Alive And Well And Living In Sohatsenango". Though at least "she" wasn't killed, just "stopped blogging".http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/03/14/fictional-blogging-fascinating-and-just-a-bit-terrifying/ …
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Reminds me of “Foucault’s Pendulum” when Lia explains the truth; as you said often, the war is for our attention, and we should be careful about something that checks all the boxespic.twitter.com/V19r6JOhoU
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