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Last Friday, we published a rumor that absurdist rocker Pete Doherty — the smack-drinking ex-boyfriend of supermodel Kate Moss — was really not a crackhead at all, but rather a an organized hoax to point out how easily the media focuses on any given trainwreck. As it turns out, the hoax is a hoax. The faux Doherty story was wishful thinking on behalf of some crack-hating crusader, who concocted the detailed scenario as part of some bizarre competition called HateQuest.

So, no surprise there — just another turd floating about the internet cesspool. Whenever folks wax philosophical about the power of the web, we'd like to remind them that it also lends itself to things like insane hate-fantasy competitions revolving around crackhead British musicians.

Fury as Doherty Truth Is Revealed [Everything2]
Earlier: Fun With the Rumor Mill: The Pete Doherty Hoax