Rumor Killer: Mayor Cook Not Resigning
There was a piece in El Diaro de El Paso that reported that Mayor Cook was resigning from office. Here is a link to the piece.
I contacted Mayor Cook to see if this was the case and he said, "No, I'm not resigning. I'm gonna beat this recall."
Mayor Cook also indicated that he did not even have a press conference yesterday. I checked all the major media outlets in El Paso and none of them had a related story on their websites.
Mayor Cook expressed surprise at a story that inaccurate would be coming El Diario and said he'd always had a good relationship with the publication.
So far, I can't see where this information came from and the piece goes so far as to even quote the Mayor. When contacted to verify the quote, the Mayor laughed about the part about spending more time with his music, and said indicated that he never said that.
Turns out there is a very good reason why.
It was part of the Mexican version of April Fool's Day. Its día de los Santos Inocentes!
One of the best media hoaxes I can remember...
I contacted Mayor Cook to see if this was the case and he said, "No, I'm not resigning. I'm gonna beat this recall."
Mayor Cook also indicated that he did not even have a press conference yesterday. I checked all the major media outlets in El Paso and none of them had a related story on their websites.
Mayor Cook expressed surprise at a story that inaccurate would be coming El Diario and said he'd always had a good relationship with the publication.
So far, I can't see where this information came from and the piece goes so far as to even quote the Mayor. When contacted to verify the quote, the Mayor laughed about the part about spending more time with his music, and said indicated that he never said that.
Turns out there is a very good reason why.
It was part of the Mexican version of April Fool's Day. Its día de los Santos Inocentes!
One of the best media hoaxes I can remember...
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