Well… not really. It seems that a group of pranksters handed out free fake copies of The New York Times this morning in Grand Central Terminal and other locations around the country. The papers were distributed by the Yes Men, who issued a statement about the prank:
In an elaborate operation six months in the planning, 1.2 million papers were printed at six different presses and driven to prearranged pickup locations, where thousands of volunteers stood ready to pass them out on the street.
They also launched a website mimicking the NYT.
All politics aside someone should hire these guys to do their marketing. It was brilliantly executed.
