Lorna Hajdini and the willing suspension of disbelief: These days, a malicious tale of sexual harassment can become global news in a matter of seconds

A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” That old saw is now hopelessly out of date. These days, a malicious falsehood can become global news in a matter of seconds, especially if it contains suggestions that pants might have come off. Human beings love to share shocking gossip, and internet technology means that we can do so at terrifying speed and scale. Take, for instance, the incredible tale of the feline JP Morgan executive who |sexually harassed” a junior male staff member. As the world knows by now,...