Text-Message Hoaxes Plague Obama's VP Plan

By the time Barack Obama is ready to announce his vice presidential pick, will anyone believe him? WIS10 reports.

"In recent days, as speculation and anticipation has mounted, so too have phony text messages declaring Obama's supposed running mate -- from Evan Bayh and Hillary Rodham Clinton to Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.

There also were reports of John Kerry, Walter Mondale and even Eliot Spitzer.

In the absence of real information, pranksters have filled the gap with guidance from the website Wonkette -- and maybe Howard Stern, too. "

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emily | 7:04 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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