The Speed At Which Wrong Information Flows

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 06/23/2009 - 13:56

If you've been following the news of the protests in Iran over the past few days, you've no doubt heard about the story of Neda Soltani , who was shot and killed on video, and has become, as some news reports have noted, "the face of Iran's struggle." Not to get into the politics of it all, what is quite fascinating is the news that the photo that many individuals and news sources are using for Soltani isn't just...

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