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Travis Pietsch was a journalist for USA Today in 2015.
Biography[]
A byline for Pietsch appeared on the story Public more gullible than ever on the front page of the October 22, 2015 issue of USA Today,[1] which focused on a study by Chad Stern of the Sam Houston Institute of Technology as to whether the public were easily fooled by bogus news stories and made-up research from fictional institutions.
Behind the scenes[]
- Public more gullible than ever was in fact a meta article notifying uninformed readers of the fictional nature of the special "front page wrap" for the real life October 22, 2015 issue of USA Today.
- the possible in-universe explanation about meta words like "this very article" is that the article is written by Chad Stern for his research, and Travis Pietsch directly copied it.
Appearances[]
- Special "front page wrap" for real life October 22, 2015 issue of USA Today
References[]
- ↑ Special "front page wrap" for real life October 22, 2015 issue of USA Today (see 'External links' below)