Did Businessweek fall for a 30-year-old hoax?

Ben D. Kritz

Whatever else can be said about Imelda Marcos, she certainly does know how to attract attention. Thanks to Mrs. Marcos, some Facebook habitués ended last week on an optimistic note, enthusiastically sharing links to an October 24 Businessweek article filed by Bloomberg LP’s chief content officer Norman Pearlstine and filed under “Energy” with the title “Imelda Marcos Has an $829 Billion Idea.”