New York mags boy genius investor made it all up
December 17, 2014 01:00
Its been a tough month for fact-checking.
Mondays edition of New York magazine includes an irresistible story about a Stuyvesant High senior named Mohammed Islam who had made a fortune investing in the stock market.
Reporter Jessica Pressler wrote regarding the precise number, "Though he is shy about the $72 million number, he confirmed his net worth is in the high eight figures."
The New York Post followed up with a story of its own, with the fat figure playing a key role in the headline: "High school student scores $72M playing the stock market."
And now it turns out, the real number is... ZERO.
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