Suppose someone made up some fake quotes from Sarah Palin that were funny because they were so absurd. What would happen? Would anyone really believe them? The experiment has been run:
http://unbearablebobness.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/governor-sarah-palin-quotes.html
(See the comments at the end.)
And see the quotes posted by someone who does not seem to know that they are fake and see the comments that follow:
http://www.thomhartmann.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&func=view&catid=58&id=255278&Itemid=104
Humor can be a dangerous thing.
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