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by strulovich 1324 days ago
Never heard of this one. Any articles about it?
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It was a footnote in the wake of the main psychological experiments facebook ran on its users back in 2014*, which is overshadowing my searches for this particular detail.

* https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/06/28/facebook...

The GP forgot their password, couldn't get back in, and made up a story to mask their shame.
Others have done it after as well. Hell, it may not have originated at FB.