[dudefeliciano]

I always have to think of the Wu Ming Foundation/former Luther Blisset collective and their fake news/LARPing missions[1] that showed how easy it was to fool major news outlets back in the 90s. Too bad that now those same techniques have been weaponized with great success.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Blissett_(pseudonym)#Li...

[agf]

Loved "Altai" and "Q", the historical fiction they produced (under that pseudonym and "Wu Ming")!

[dudefeliciano]

Interesting lecture on the connections between Q and Qanon by Wu Ming 1, also detailing some of their LARPing and hoaxing exploits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdcAT7pXYko

[gadders]

See also the Daily Mirror and Piers Morgan: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/may/15/mirror.politic...

[mdrzn]

Wow, this originated in Bologna and I've never heard of it? Very cool, thanks for sharing.