From Twittergate to Altergate
June 5, 2011 (GBN News): In the second such incident in the space of a week, a compromising picture was sent out today to the Twitter followers of a public figure. This time, it involved Bloomberg View columnist Jonathan Alter; but unlike the Anthony Weiner photo, this picture was said to be of Mr. Alter’s nose.
When reached for comment, Mr.Alter insisted that his Twitter account must have been hacked. The nose, he said, could not possibly be his, because it looked to be at least three inches too long.
However, noted forensic otolaryngologist J. Fredrick Runson said that the nose, as pictured on Twitter, has to be that of the columnist. “The altered nose,” he told GBN News, “is definitely Alter’s."
“This could be a case of what we call the ‘Pinnochio Syndrome’,” Dr. Runson went on to say. “One’s words can
