The Social Text, Indeed

[Adam Lou Stephanides]

On Thu, 23 May 1996 LARSSON at VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU wrote:

> 2) the fraud was reported briefly in this week's NEWSWEEK, which is just the
> kind of publication that would pounce on this kind of thing.  I haven't checked
> the CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it 
> mentioned there as well.

It made the front page of the NEW YORK TIMES recently (either
last Saturday or the Saturday before, I'm not sure which).

There's also an article by Sokol himself in the most recent LINGUA
FRANCA (which is even more the kind of publication that would pounce
on this kind of thing) explaining his motivations for the hoax.

--Adam