Yes Men,Chamber of Commerce,hoax Yes Men hoax Chamber of Commerce press conference

Yes Men hoax Chamber of Commerce press conference

posted by isosceles 1 month 1 week ago • 1565 views

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*eco
*lies
...and the finest form of *parody possible.

written by NetRunner

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Adding video to channels (Lies, Parody) - requested by NetRunner.

written by siftbot

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ha. :: toki voice :: burnz

written by GenjiKilpatrick

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Uhhh wow, so falsely representing someone can be libel right, or is this just plain out fraud? Or was the whole thing a parody, like both sides? I think I am more confused now.

written by GeeSussFreeK | 1 month 1 week ago | CH

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^ The man at the podium is not from the Chamber of Commerce, he is one of the Yes Men. He has duped members of the press into believing that he is in fact a representative of the Chamber of Commerce, and he is announcing that the Chamber is reversing its position on climate change -- in other words, instead of pretending it's not real and opposing all efforts to deal with it, they're going to jump on board, and actually push Congress to go further, e.g. stop this "clean coal" claptrap, and invest in solar.

The person who interrupts is an actual representative of the Chamber of Commerce, who wants to make clear that the press conference (and accompanying fake press release) are a hoax.

Note, however, that he does not answer the reporter who asks him to clarify the Chamber's position on climate change. He's smart enough to know that it's easy to accidentally say something stupid like "that's a hoax too" or "oh, we're still completely opposed to doing anything about climate change".

written by NetRunner

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Ahhh thanks net, I googled those guys. Seems like they are riding a fine legal line. Funny though!

written by GeeSussFreeK | 1 month 1 week ago | CH

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