Is this LA comedian's delightful iPhone cookie stunt a Twitter hoax?

The curious case of Randy Liedtke's "run in" with Los Angeles law enforcement

Randy Liedtke
(Image credit: (Instagram/RandyLiedtke))

Comedian Randy Liedtke had a funny idea for a prank.

He would bake a bunch of cookies, frost them to look like iPhones, and drive around Los Angeles until the cops pulled him over.

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.