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'''Brian Chase''' (age 38 as of ]), was the operations manager of a small delivery company, ], in ] who inadvertently made himself famous by posting a ] on ] from the ] ], which led to the ]. {{ref label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|a}} |
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In this hoax Chase anonymously posted material suggesting that ], a former editor of '']'' in Nashville, had been involved in the assassinations of both ] and ]. |
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Chase became aware of the effect of his post through the news. Meanwhile, the IP address he had used was traced back to his company {{ref label|Rush|2|a}} by ] and others. With the pressure mounting, Chase came forward and delivered a hadwritten apology to Seigenthaler. Chase said he had done it as a joke to amuse a colleague when they found out anyone could edit Misplaced Pages. {{ref label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|a}} Chase's identity was reported in the '']'' on ] ]. |
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== Notes == |
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# {{note label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|^}} Katharine Q. Seelye (], ]), "," '']'' |
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# {{note label|Rush|2|^}} and |
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== External links == |
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* Seelye, Katharine Q. ''New York Times'', 11 December 2005. |
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* Mielczarek, Natalia. ''The Tennesseean'', 11 December 2005. |
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