The New Get Rich Quick Hack? Selling Fake Stories to Magazines

People say that the media will print anything. They’re right!

Over the years, publications have been caught with their pants down on numerous occasions after being proven to have published stories without verification. For example, who could forget the inspiring story of the 17-year-old who made $72 million after trading oil and gold futures? Well, New York Magazine hopes you forget it, because the whole story was fabricated and apparently based on some edited bank statements.

Seeing stories like these, one artist came up with a plan: What if he made up a story that he knew would drive attention, then sold it?

Well, what happened was, he made a lot of money!