Slate‘s recurring feature “The Longform Guide to…,” curated by Longform.org, is usually fascinating, and the most recent installment is no exception.
In “honor” of the revelation that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s girlfriend never existed, Max Linsky leads us through a maze of stories on Internet hoaxes.
Especially unsettling is “The Lying Disease,” a recent piece from the Stranger about people who use online anonymity to fake serious illnesses.