Thanks to Earl Boebert for pointing us to this one. From Awfulannouncing.com:
For years, [Joe] Streater has been falsely linked with one of the greatest scandals in the history of college sports. Streater was 100% not involved in the point shaving scandal despite the fact media organizations including Sports Illustrated, The Associated Press, local media outlets, and Boston College blogs say he did. Here’s the AP version:
“BC basketball players Rick Kuhn, Joe Streater and Jim Sweeney were persuaded to fix nine Eagles games during the season. Kuhn and two money men were handed 10 years each in prison.”
Streater wasn’t even on the team or in school at that time the point shaving took place in the 1978-1979 season, an observation that is occasionally made on message boards and comment sections, but is quickly dismissed given the abundance of articles stating that Streater was among those involved.
So how does a man’s name become besmirched to the point where his false indiscretions are constantly retold to the point they become common fact in today’s media?
The answer – Wikipedia.
Previously:
Another Wikipedia Hoax Exposed
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