That particular story actually went much further than a single letter writer: http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/potter.asp http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/

That particular story actually went much further than a single letter writer: http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/potter.asp http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/potter.asp And it's not the only such incident: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion#The_Onion_taken_seriously http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion#The_Onion_taken_serio...