If I'm successful in fooling a wire service, I don't really have to do anything else to promote the story.

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Any journalist worth his or her salt wouldn't trust me.

Any journalist worth his or her salt wouldn't trust me.

It would make life much easier if I could have total faith and not question...

It would make life much easier if I could have total faith and not question...

What do we believe? Why do we believe it?

What do we believe? Why do we believe it?

Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target...

Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target...

I've always been a fine artist.

I've always been a fine artist.

But my favorite work is always my next piece.

But my favorite work is always my next piece.

We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we...

We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we...

But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed,...

But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed,...

Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few...

Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few...

When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to...

When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to...

My challenge as a satirical artist is how to present ideas to people to enable...

My challenge as a satirical artist is how to present ideas to people to enable...

The media's job is to question a premise.

The media's job is to question a premise.

I learned more complex ways to manipulate the manipulators, to bring attention to issues about...

I learned more complex ways to manipulate the manipulators, to bring attention to issues about...

My art became very public.

My art became very public.

Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist...

Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist...

It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled.

It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled.