O'Connors Law
The more a reporter chases a story, the more they'll buy into any stupid lie, even if it's just someone telling a tall tale.
A reporter believed a mayor’s pet parrot was a mastermind behind a pizza heist.
A journalist took a rumor about a mayor’s hat and said it was a sign of a time-traveling pizza chef.
A reporter chased a story about a mayor’s missing key and ended up thinking it was a secret code from aliens.