Ralph Hardy Story about Stealing Credit Card and Hiring Hookers is a Hoax! But the Story Goes Beyond that!
In early May a story hit the net about 13 year old Ralph Hardy, stealing his Dad's credit card, hiring a bunch of hookers, and telling them they were circus performers over the age of 18- citing the disability act. I fell for it, but always questioned the story was from one source. A financial site out of the UK.
The story was a scam to dupe google search. There were lots of links back to that original site, so it worked for the Client.
But another side of the story is, How ethical was it, and before posting a story with a link, shouldn't there be an independent confirmation from another source? I am now trying to do that in my postings- by posting the source- and a local source if possible. The end result is that Google is not happy about being duped- and I hope we don't see more "fake" stories posted, just to increase SEO!
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