Posted on 09/03/2009 7:42:27 AM PDT by La Lydia
Kane cheated. But don't expect him to be contrite. Local radio host Kane of 99.5 FM said on his show Wednesday that he was responsible for engineering and perpetuating a bogus story that national media covered widely last week. Repeating a stunt that had been successful in other radio markets, Kane deployed an intern to stand by the side of Leesburg Pike near Tysons Corner with a sign announcing infidelity: "I cheated. This is my punishment." Then the young man, who called himself William Taylor, gave Kane an exclusive interview about the whole affair. Kane (who refuses to disclose his own real name) now says he hoaxed the media as an experiment in fluff tolerance and fact-checking standards. He then proceeded on his show, and via Twitter, to criticize reporters who'd tried to fact-check the story he'd concocted to check up on fact-checking.
Coverage of the ersatz adulterer made news worldwide and became a Web sensation. For many onlookers, "Taylor's" sign-bearing served as a catalyst for musings on contrition and the messier corners of love.
When confronted Tuesday morning by The Washington Post outside 99.5's Rockville offices after his show, Kane denied that his on-air conversation with "Taylor" was a stunt. He then said he had no authority to comment. Managers and program directors at "The Kane Show" had refused for several days to respond to multiple calls and e-mails inquiring about the veracity of the cheater-with-a-sign story...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Lots of folks tend to believe what they want...with or without any kind of proof.
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