SO MUCH FOR THIS YAHOO...

Remember Lucius Yahoo Dragoman? Well, the story was a hoax.

On January 24, Reuters reported:

A Romanian tabloid says it has fired a reporter for making up a story about a couple who named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitude for meeting over the Internet. Earlier this month, major Bucharest daily Libertatea published a story saying two Romanians had named their baby Yahoo and printed a picture of his birth certificate. The news was widely picked up on the Internet. "It was the reporter's child's birth certificate, which he modified," said Simona Ionescu, Libertatea's deputy editor-in-chief on Monday. "We fired him." She said Ion Garnod, who had worked for the paper for several years, had admitted inventing the story to look good.

And here I thought CNN was a reliable source. But I guess I don't have to feel too stupid that I was duped, if CNN also fell for it.

At least we don't have to worry about him being teased on the playground anymore. At least not because of his name. And I'm still not naming my kid JDate. Ever.

SO MUCH FOR THIS YAHOO...

Remember Lucius Yahoo Dragoman? Well, the story was a hoax.

On January 24, Reuters reported:

A Romanian tabloid says it has fired a reporter for making up a story about a couple who named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitude for meeting over the Internet. Earlier this month, major Bucharest daily Libertatea published a story saying two Romanians had named their baby Yahoo and printed a picture of his birth certificate. The news was widely picked up on the Internet. "It was the reporter's child's birth certificate, which he modified," said Simona Ionescu, Libertatea's deputy editor-in-chief on Monday. "We fired him." She said Ion Garnod, who had worked for the paper for several years, had admitted inventing the story to look good.

And here I thought CNN was a reliable source. But I guess I don't have to feel too stupid that I was duped, if CNN also fell for it.

At least we don't have to worry about him being teased on the playground anymore. At least not because of his name. And I'm still not naming my kid JDate. Ever.