Exactly, the hive mind at work, for example: http://gawker.com/5751581/misguided-internet-vigilantes-attack-college-students-cancer-fundraiser http://gawker.com

Exactly, the hive mind at work, for example: http://gawker.com/5751581/misguided-internet-vigilantes-attack-college-students-cancer-fundraiser http://gawker.com/5751581/misguided-internet-vigilantes-atta... Also every once and a while a hoax reaches the front page, usually some highly suspect family situation or someone finding a treasure chest in their basement and asking reddit what to do.