So we've been in Le Monde[1], now BBC and Hacker News. All of this because a tabloid newspaper from Montreal thought it was better to gain exposure than to prot

So we've been in Le Monde[1], now BBC and Hacker News. All of this because a tabloid newspaper from Montreal thought it was better to gain exposure than to protect and correct a young aspiring scientist. A local "mythbuster" [2] already debunked the whole story, but alas, the trashy newspaper is still pushing this fiasco from new angles every day. I fear this whole story will be extremely bad for the kid and most news outlets should blame the newspaper instead of focusing on the kid or the bad science part. [1] http://mobile.lemonde.fr/big-browser/article/2016/05/11/l-histoire-aberrante-d-un-jeune-quebecois-qui-avait-decouvert-une-cite-maya_4917667_4832693.html http://mobile.lemonde.fr/big-browser/article/2016/05/11/l-hi... [2] http://journalmetro.com/opinions/inspecteur-viral/962214/ce-jeune-quebecois-a-decouvert-une-cite-maya-non-disent-les-experts/ http://journalmetro.com/opinions/inspecteur-viral/962214/ce-...