On top of the already-posted Snopes articles, here's an LA Times article on the rise of the hoax: "In that alternate reality--created by Internet chain letters

On top of the already-posted Snopes articles, here's an LA Times article on the rise of the hoax: "In that alternate reality--created by Internet chain letters, radio stations and reputable community newspapers, and still flourishing on the World Wide Web--people sincerely believe that Stewart won her lawsuit last fall, and that she now is the wealthiest African American in the country, thanks to a record multibillion-dollar award. Her supposed settlement has been hailed as a legendary achievement in copyright infringement law, and a major moment in African American history. People also think that word of her victory has been suppressed as the result of one of the most sophisticated media conspiracies in history--even though none of that is true." http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jul/31/magazine/tm-mothermatrix31 http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jul/31/magazine/tm-motherma...