"It was all done to score free publicity and a wealth of public funding."

Re-submitting:

article: http://www.sfweekly.com/2011-03-23/news/sex-trafficking-fake-study-womans-funding-network-deborah-richardson-nick-pinto/

don't miss the side articles:

Wall of Shame CNN, USA Today, and other media organizations got fooled. http://www.sfweekly.com/2011-03-23/news/wall-of-shame/

Super Bowl Was Yet Another Chance for Bogus Numbers http://www.sfweekly.com/2011-03-23/news/super-bowl-was-yet-another-chance-for-bogus-numbers/