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The Yes Men Pull Off Prank Claiming U.S. Chamber of Commerce Had Changed Its Stance on Climate Change
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 :The business community got a shock on Monday when its leading advocacy group appeared to make a startling announcement. A statement purporting to come from the Chamber of Commerce said the group had dropped its opposition to Congressional climate change legislation and would now even support taxing carbon emissions.The news wires quickly picked up the story, and within minutes it was being reported on the websites of outlets including the New York Times and Washington Post. It also made its way onto cable news, including the Fox Business Network. It was all a prank pulled off by the Yes Men.
He posed as a spokesperson for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday, falsely claiming the Chamber had dropped its opposition to climate change legislation. The Yes Men’s latest film was released earlier this month, it’s called ‘The Yes Men Fix the World’
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Bravo, Yes Men!
Again.
One more widespread exposure of the rarely seen follies exhibited so frequently by the corporate world of selfishness, destructiveness, greed, and corruption.
Every one counts.
Again.
One more widespread exposure of the rarely seen follies exhibited so frequently by the corporate world of selfishness, destructiveness, greed, and corruption.
Every one counts.
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