Yes Men Pull Off Climate Hoax

10.20.2009

In a dramatic shift, the Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that it is throwing its support behind climate change legislation making its way through the U.S. Senate.

Only it didn’t. An email press release announcing the change is a hoax, say Chamber officials. Several media organizations fell for it.

The Yes Men, a left-leaning activist group that often impersonates officials from organizations they oppose, took responsibility for the hoax. (Politico) > View article