The night Michael Jackson didn't show up at the Copley Plaza

By adamg - Thu, 06/25/2009 - 6:41pm.

Anatomy of a hoax that almost worked.

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By dan r | Thu, 06/25/2009 - 7:05pm

the Herald's coverage was unbelievable. A great hoax.

By adamg | Thu, 06/25/2009 - 7:35pm

By Jonas Prang (not verified) | Thu, 06/25/2009 - 9:22pm

By adamg | Thu, 06/25/2009 - 9:58pm

2005, I think.

By Jonas Prang (not verified) | Thu, 06/25/2009 - 11:13pm

Or, maybe watching channel 7 on a regular basis.

By norm (not verified) | Fri, 06/26/2009 - 9:00am

got a live one here...


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