O'Connors Law
The more a reporter digs for a story, the more they’ll believe even the dumbest lies, like a kid’s fantasy about a robot pizza oven.
A reporter thought a mayor’s pet dog was a secret agent from a rival city, just because it wore a watch.
A journalist believed a missing sandwich was a sign of a major pizza war, not just a kid’s snack time.
A reporter chased a rumor about a mayor’s coffee cup and said it was a portal to another dimension.