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16 at the time, had killed his family with an axe. Negativland's press release was picked up by San
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murders. The press release implied that Brom had listened to
Negativland's song "Christianity Is Stupid" before the fatal quarrel with his religious parents. The group claimed they were "advised by Federal Official Dick Jordan not to leave town pending an investigation into the Brom murders". Brom,
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Negativland music. Pundits and journalists took the press release at face value, though generally expressing skepticism (with the exception of KPIX). Negativland refused further comment, supposedly on the advice of
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Media coverage of the hoax in subsequent years has tended to amplify its effectiveness, e.g. claiming that "With stunning ease, the story marched its way up the media ranks, culminating in high-profile lead newscasts on San
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Voice. In fact, KPIX evening news was not prime time and the two paragraph piece in the
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where public loudspeakers constantly proclaim "Christianity is stupid! Communism is good! Give up!" These phrases were altered and mixed with appropriately march-like
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their attorney "Hal Stakke", another fictional person invented by the band. The resulting media coverage is lampooned in the title track of their 1989 album,
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