US Student reveals book visit a hoax
{{date|December 24, 2005}}

On Devember 24, 2005, two Massachusetts newspapers reported that a University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth student has admitted to falsely claiming a visit from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security over a library book.  The student has since revealed that his story was a hoax.

The story was first reported in the New Bedford Standard-Times on December 17, 2005. This hoax was widely disseminated by other news and opinion outlets, including Wikinews.  The student has not revealed his motivation for the hoax; however, he was taking a class on totalitarianism at the time, and a possible extension of the U.S. [[w:Patriot Act|Patriot Act]] was being debated in congress.

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== Related news ==
{{wikinews|title=U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security visit Dartmouth student over library book|date=December 19, 2005}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-24-05/a01lo719.htm
 |title=Federal agents' visit was a hoax (Student admits he lied about Mao book)
 |author=Aaron Nicodemus
 |pub=Standard-Times
 |date=December 24, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/24/students_tall_tale_revealed?mode=PF
 |title=Student's tall tale revealed (Confesses fabricating US surveillance story)
 |author=Jonathan Saltzman
 |pub=Boston Globe
 |date=December 24, 2005}}

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On Devember 24, 2005, two Massachusetts newspapers reported that a University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth student has admitted to falsely claiming a visit from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security over a library book.  The student has since revealed that his story was a hoax.

The story was first reported in the New Bedford Standard-Times on December 17, 2005. This hoax was widely disseminated by other news and opinion outlets, including Wikinews.  The student has not revealed his motivation for the hoax; however, he was taking a class on totalitarianism at the time, and a possible extension of the U.S. Patriot Act was being debated in congress.
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