Remember That Time the Internet Broke?

We don’t either, but apparently it’s all our fault for making the masses think it would on April 1. We, the media, are completely, 100 percent guilty of blowing the threat from the Conficker virus out of proportion. Now that April Fool’s Day has come and gone, it’s up to the media to point out, well, just how wrong we were.

Let’s be honest with ourselves: It’s all Lesley Stahl’s fault. That’s news you can trust.

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