Satirist Admits Faking Krugman Earthquake Damage Quote

A satirist named Carlos R. Graterol admits creating a fake Google+ account under the name of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and to posting a controversial comment under Krugman’s name.  The comment lamented the lack of damage from yesterdays earthquake, and explained in Krugman’s voice that more damage would have spurred more government spending, which he posited would be beneficial to the economy.

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