*It's important to draw a clear ethical line between "design fictions" and deliberate hoaxes – because, in the way they're invented, created and spread, they're practically identical.
*Maybe I should thank Monsanto for the spam in my inbox that brought this intervention hoax to my attention.... but wait! It appears that this email is NOT from Monsanto at all, but is a further, double-your-bet hoax intended to make it LOOK LIKE Monsanto is somehow disturbed by obscure Mexican pranksters...
*This would appear to be the actual Monsanto speaking on the subject:
http://monsantoblog.com/category/monsanto-news/
"Earlier today, an unidentified cyber group developed and posted a deceptive web page called www.monsantoglobal.com designed to appear as though it was posted by Monsanto. This pagee and its related communications, including fake news releases entitled “Mexico Grants Monsanto Approval To Plant Large-Scale GM Corn Fields” and "Monsanto Denounces “Activists” for Hoax Release" are intentional misrepresentations (((oh dear me))) and are not in any way associated with our company. Monsanto has not issued a press release on the hoax. (((
