Twitter user @ComfortablySmug apologizes for Sandy hoax
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As Superstorm Sandy was pummeling the U.S. East Coast Monday night, people were sending real-time updates through social media sites, giving observers around the world a window into the chaos. But one man sent out several false breaking news alerts that perpetuated a ripple effect of misinformation. Twitter user @ComfortablySmug sent out inaccurate tweets of events on the ground in New York City Monday night. But the one that got the most attention was a claim that the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange was under more than 3 feet of water. The claims may not have been initiated by @ComfortablySmug, but the report was re-tweeted several hundred times. BuzzFeed has reported the identity of @ComfortablySmug as 29-year-old hedge fund analyst Shashank Tripathi. According to BuzzFeed, Tripathi penned several comments on NYMag.
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Shashank Tripathi
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Man who widely circulated false reports during Sandy apologizes after his real identity was revealed by BuzzFeed
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Twitter user @ComfortablySmug apologizes for Sandy hoax
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