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Midday Edition homepage  Hoaxes, Satire, Art: What Crosses The
Line Legally  August 6, 2012 1:44 p.m.   Glenn Smith,
Constitutional law professor, Cal Western School of Law  Mark
Sauer, KPBS Senior Editor  Related Story: Hoaxes, Satire, Art:
What Crosses The Line Legally    MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Coming up
more about what's true and what isn't in the information we
receive we will talk about the fake US attorney news story in
San Diego last week inspired by political pranksters the yes
men. It is 12:20. We are listening to KPBS Midday Edition. This
is KPBS Midday Edition. I'm Maureen Cavanaugh. Last week news
Organizations in San Diego received a press release about the
closing of pharmacies by the US Attorney's Office. That turned
out to be a hoax. What we've learned in recent days is that the
creation of the hoax was inspired by workshop hosted by the San
Diego Museum Of Art. The Yes-Men political activist artist and
provide customers apparently gave