North County Times, 02 Aug 2012 – The San Diego Museum of Art said Thursday that it helped fund and facilitate an elaborate hoax by activist groups that earlier this week sent various media organizations fraudulent news releases that appeared to be from the U.S. attorney in San Diego. Americans for Safe Access, a medical marijuana advocacy group that is active in San Diego County, eventually claimed responsibility for the hoax, which involved an actor, a made-up government watchdog group, and two phony news releases purportedly from U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy. The first fake release announced that Duffy’s office intended to close local pharmacies where there were high rates of prescription drug abuse.
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