MSNBC falls for embarrassingly awful prank call claiming farts downed Malaysian jet

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MSNBC falls for embarrassingly awful prank call claiming farts downed Malaysian jet
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A prank caller duped MSNBC into having him on the air Thursday, and then proceeded to claim Howard Stern's gas brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. More incredible, though, was that host Krystal Ball asked the caller a legitimate follow-up question. --Jon Terbush

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Jon Terbush
Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.