When in Doubt, Blame it on a Hacker

Charlotte, N.C., mayor Pat McCrory sent out an email news release this week announcing his candidacy for governor of North Carolina. The only problem was that in the letterhead in the email, governor was spelled "governer," according to an article in The News and Observer in Raleigh, N.C.

When contacted by a reporter asking about the misspelling, Victoria Smith, McCrory's campaign manager, said a hacker broke into the campaign's computer system and changed the spelling. Later a campaign spokeswoman said it was a simple mistake made by a tired graphic designer. Smith later stuck to the hacker story. Finally McCrory himself put an end to the mystery: He said it was a simple mistake by the graphic designer.

Hat tip: Wired