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Fake N.Y. Times of July 4, 2009: War is over, future is bright

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November 13, 2008 11:21 am
By Sheila Lennon

The Yes Men culturejammers yesterday printed over a million copies of a fake New York Times, an imaginary issue dated July 4, 2009.

Here it is, downloadable as a readable pdf; this links takes you to the fake Website version.

Just the headlines:

fake_NYT_front_page.jpg

Laughing Squid has much more
on the caper; the Times' City Room blog reports (Liberal Pranksters Hand Out Times Spoof) official reaction, which is mild:

Catherine J. Mathis, a Times spokeswoman, said: "This is obviously a fake issue of The Times. We are in the process of finding out more about it."
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