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The hoaxer

Thursday, 13th November 2008

Martin Eisenstadt's name keeps popping up in news reports and blogposts. He was a hawkish adviser to John McCain, he's a senior fellow at a think tank, and he's a very good source of insider gossip. Trouble is, he doesn't appear to exist.  Despite his claims to the contrary. The moral of the story is that we're all too eager to keep feeding that 24-hour news machine.

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