1.0link142785<![CDATA[Martin Eisenstadt Tricks News Orgs On Being Source Of Palin Dirt]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/10/martin-eisenstadt-non-exi_n_142785.htmlUPDATE: The New York Times has identified the man behind the elaborate hoax as Eitan Gorlin, a filmmaker who says he planned to pitch a TV show based on the character.
A former campaign adviser to John McCain named Martin Eisenstadt has outed himself as the proud source of the "Sarah Palin doesn't know Africa is a continent" story. The New Republic and MSNBC have picked up the Eisenstadt scoop.