10 November 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 10 Nov 2010 For 16 years, a group doctored records, concocted tales of persecution to defraud Holocaust fund of more than $42 million. "Munchausen by internet," or faking one's illness, is the new trend in virtual deception. When we self-diagnose, we look for control factors. Sometimes we invent them. Alice Gregory more than reviews Shteyngart. Op: People invest real money and real relationships into virtual worlds, it's time to have real laws there too. Kitchen scientist investigates the myth of the unrottable 12-year-old McDonald's hamburger. Southern California tour guides clash with big-spending Chinese tourists who bring their own escorts. Lawsuit charges IMG head with changing a bet on the 2007 French Open final after chatting with Federer. The creation story of the paper bag is full of patent disputes and misattributions. Disunion: The 1860 election map shows Lincoln's victory--and the lines of secession. Russian prison to install sunbeds to improve prisoners' health. Marine researchers discover whales get sunburned too--paler skinned blue whales are especially susceptible. It never rains in the world of Google Street View but few people live there. Joanne McNeil on Jon Rafman's online people-finding mission. Related: Photographer Michael Wolf trolls Street View for unpredictable behavior.
