Believing everything you read on the Net? That's how World War I got started.

"Bernie, you can't believe everything you read on the Internet. That's how World War I got started."
– Kevin Butler, Director of Rumor Confirmation ("PS3 Slim now only $299" TV spot; now airing)

This was just a great line in a TV spot until I Googled it.

Then I learned about the controversy surrounding the original version of the line:

"Bernie, you can't believe everything you read on the Internet, otherwise I'd be a Nigerian millionaire by now."

Hmmm, who knew the Nigerian government would throw a penalty flag?

Or perhaps we should have expected that response.

Perhaps the brouhaha would look different if the shoe were on another foot.

Fair or foul?

You make the call.

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