Frenchman Fools National Media Into Believing He's Facebook's "President"

London Times:

French news outlets are facing severe criticism after hailing a small-time Parisian politician as a conqueror of cyberspace before he was unmasked as a prankster.

Arash Derambarsh, 28, earned nationwide plaudits when he announced his election as president of Facebook, the social networking website, on January 1.

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Comments

[Ramirez]

I think all major media outlets should install googles and then train their reporters how to use them.

[dryfactoidobotanoid]

silly French people. everybody knows that Ron Paul is the President of the internets.