"Girl Photoblogs Chernobyl on Motorcycle" thing a fraud?

Following up on a previous story, Photoblogging Chernobyl, a very moving photoblog account by a young woman touring the Chernobyl area on a motorcycle, Xeni Jardin on boing boing today mentions fraud claims from an Ukranian mailing list posted on Neil Gaiman's website.

"I am sorry to report that much of Elena's story is not true. She did not travel around the zone by herself on a motorcycle. Motorcycles are banned in the zone, as is wandering around alone, without an escort from the zone administration..."

emily | 6:32 PM | Moblogs / Photoblogs / Videoblogs |
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