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"...This is the text that media use to sell this hoax. (see http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/28/asteriod.fly/index.html). Astronomers know nothing about the universe, except for a few large bodies with regular orbits. Any idiot should have understood that the latest by April 14, 2004, as comet Bradfield (diameter : 10,000 km) popped out of nowhere to become the largest body ever recorded in the inner solar system..."

I suppose too that ANY IDIOT would know that hundreds of minor comets and other bodies are discovered each year by amateur astronomers using only modest equipment. Shoemaker-Levy 9 ring a bell? Hoax you say? Tell you what, the article says it can be seen using a modest 8" reflector. Do a GOOGLE search, get the Right Ascention and Declination figures for the appropriate dates, AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. That's science, repeatable and verifiable by others. You can mooch along with some telescope club in your area if you don't have the equipment.

Do you understand how UTTERLY DAN RATHER STUPID it would be to publish false information about an astronomical event when literally HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people who are interested and capable can CHECK IT OUT THEMSELVES?

You can't FAKE an astronomical occurance. If you believe this information is false, use the proper equipment and check it out. Until then, keep your accusations of fraud to yourself.