Keeping
it real

True: Newspapers are basically businesses. So when an interesting story pops up and no one’s available to investigate it, they can’t just invent staff or money to get the job done. So the story gets a short mention on Page A-11 and slips through the cracks, forgotten. That is, if it weren’t for The Memory Hole. Like a serious-minded Smoking Gun, this site clips stories from publications and Web sites and puts them up for public perusal without a freshness date. Find out about a Soviet nuke in Washington and Homer Simpson’s censorship at www.thememoryhole.org.

False: If you’re a real conspiracy fiend, you’ll probably get ahead of yourself, believing everything you read. If someone tells you that Tommy Hilfiger is a racist or that you need to sign a petition to keep ICQ free, run a search at Purporal, to see if it’s too good (or bad) to be true. Stay hoax-free at www.purportal.com. : - Michael Citrome