Hoax: 70-Year-Old Called Up for Iraq Duty

A few days ago I posted a blog entry about a 70-year-old reservist called up for Iraq duty.

I recorded the segment from the evening news on KNTV (NBC in San Jose, California) and then transcribed the information into my blog entry. I received many emails from people asking if it was a joke or a hoax, and I assured them that the story was accurate.

Now I am informed by Mark Flaa that he played quite a joke on his father-in-law, 70-year-old reservist Ted Wallace.

Wallace contacted the TV station and gave them his story before his son-in-law could tell him he had played an elaborate joke on him. Flaa found out his father-in-law didn’t get the joke when he saw the news report himself.

No one I know has found this particularly funny.

I personally apologize for having helped to spread this disinformation.