Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty.

I've always been a fine artist.

The media's job is to question a premise.

Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical.

When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people.

What do we believe? Why do we believe it?

I learned more complex ways to manipulate the manipulators, to bring attention to issues about which I felt passionate.