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The power of the weblog. A few weeks ago, one of the editors on U2log.com got out the old photoshop and created a ‘Promo Bono’, a Bono action figure. ‘Pull the chord, he talks, he promotes!’.

Youtwo.net, the main source for U2 news, picked up on the spoof and mentioned it. Some weeks later, Irish music magazine Hot Press read about it, thought it was real and published it as such, claiming it had been given out to selected industry biggies. A few days after that, showbiz gossip press agency ‘Wenn’ fell for it. This probably means it will be all over the world now.

It’s encouraging to see not ALL on line journalists are as gullible: Music3w gets it right. Almost.

I think we’re both delighted and horrified with the ease of spreading disinfo.