O'Connors Law
The harder a reporter digs for a story, the more they’ll believe the worst nonsense, even if it’s just someone’s bad hair day.
A reporter spent months on a story about a mayor’s bad haircut and said it was a cover for a robot uprising.
A journalist thought a missing shoe was a sign of a secret society, not just a kid’s forgetfulness.
A reporter dug into a rumor about a mayor’s pet goldfish and said it was plotting to take over the city.