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A defendant's father in law who happens to be a hotel magnate lying to a bunch of reporters at her trial trying to sway coverage is most definitely newsworthy.
by alphabetting 5y ago
A defendant's father in law who happens to be a hotel magnate lying to a bunch of reporters at her trial trying to sway coverage is most definitely newsworthy. It doesn't need to have an impact on the trial to be newsworthy.
- filoleg 5y agonot just lying to reporters, but lying under a fake identity and then trying to deny it halfway through. Why would he use a fake identity and then try to cover it up, if he was doing nothing wrong and just going about his business as usual?
- randycupertino 5y ago> lying under a fake identity and then trying to deny it halfway through. Why would he use a fake identity and then try to cover it up, The whole debacle is just bonkers. I agree the story might be mere "human interest" but imo it certainly is interesting! His behavior fits with the whole gestalt of fraud, entitlement and deception.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoJournalists mislead and lie as a matter of course during investigations and in their stories. This guy needn't have been doing anything "wrong" to want to mislead them or lie to them. It might have been hamfisted, but I admire the chutzpah. Definitely an amusing news story, it's like something out of a Seinfeld episode.
- tpoacher 5y agoHe was lying to reporters. Not to police or a judge. You are under no obligation to not lie to a reporter. In fact, it used to be, that a reporter's job was to get to the truth, and that skill used to be admired and celebrated. Now it seems they're so flabbergasted when someone lies to one they decide to publish a story about it.