This is good! Part of it is a total fabrication, but what makes it so good is that it was made to look like a newspaper clipping that had been scanned in. I have only run into this a couple of times before and did some background research on this kind of thing. There is actually a website that lets you do some simple things and make something that looks like a 'clipping'.
I have observed that when I get nailed with a hoax it is generally when I agree with the sentiments of the hoax. For example I was recently nailed by one of the many Social Security hoaxes. It was close to the truth and had some things that I knew to be factual (step one in getting you to forward a hoax) and it agreed with my thoughts on the SS program (step two in getting you to forward a hoax, it has to be something you agree with or like.) And lastly, it should be seen as being from a credible source. This one looks like a newspaper clipping and we all know if it is in the paper it has been checked out by the editorial staff.
It is a tricky world. We all get nailed occasionally.
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