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Chase was the ] of Rush Delivery in ] when he anonymously posted to ''Misplaced Pages'' from his employer's ] on ], ]. His post stated that ], a former editor of '']'' in Nashville, was believed to have been involved in the assassinations of both ] and ] and had lived in the ] for several years. The article remained unedited for several months until Seigenthaler was made aware of the article and subsequently criticized ''Misplaced Pages'' in several media outlets.

Chase learned of the effect of his post through the news. Meanwhile, the IP address he had used was traced back to his company by ], a commentator regarding privacy issues and the World Wide Web and a critic of ''Misplaced Pages''. Chase resigned from Rush Delivery on ] and delivered a handwritten apology that day to Seigenthaler. Chase said he had done it as a joke to shock a colleague, after he had found out anyone could edit ''Misplaced Pages''; he thought that it was a "gag" web site. <ref name=NYTSeigenthaler/> Seigenthaler encouraged Chase's boss to not accept his resignation.

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* Page, Susan (] ]). , ''USA Today''. Retrieved ] ].
* Mielczarek, Natalia (] ]). ''The Tennessean''.
* Brandt, Daniel (] ]). via wikipedia-watch.org. Retrieved ] ].
* Terdiman, Daniel (] ]). ''C|Net News.com''. Retrieved ] ].
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Brian Chase (born circa 1967) is a United States citizen who posted false information on Misplaced Pages, which led to the John Seigenthaler Sr. Misplaced Pages biography controversy.

Chase was the operations manager of Rush Delivery in Nashville, Tennessee when he anonymously posted to Misplaced Pages from his employer's IP address on May 26, 2005. His post stated that John Seigenthaler Sr., a former editor of The Tennessean in Nashville, was believed to have been involved in the assassinations of both John and Robert Kennedy and had lived in the Soviet Union for several years. The article remained unedited for several months until Seigenthaler was made aware of the article and subsequently criticized Misplaced Pages in several media outlets.

Chase learned of the effect of his post through the news. Meanwhile, the IP address he had used was traced back to his company by Daniel Brandt, a commentator regarding privacy issues and the World Wide Web and a critic of Misplaced Pages. Chase resigned from Rush Delivery on 9 December and delivered a handwritten apology that day to Seigenthaler. Chase said he had done it as a joke to shock a colleague, after he had found out anyone could edit Misplaced Pages; he thought that it was a "gag" web site. Seigenthaler encouraged Chase's boss to not accept his resignation.

Notes

  1. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q (December 11, 2005). A Little Sleuthing Unmasks Writer of Misplaced Pages Prank. The New York Times.

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