A little holiday lesson --
Drudge links to a story that casts some doubts on that widely circulated "woman trampled at wale-Mart" story.
A similar case popped up during the summer. A too-popular story about a little girl forced to close her lemonade stand was more complex than it appeared.
Whoops. On both counts.
Let's use the same discernment on a "colorful" wire item that we would on a local news story. Don't let that color obscure what could really be going on.