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“If I'm successful in fooling a wire service, I don't really have to do anything else to promote the story.”

Quote by Joey Skaggs

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Joey Skaggs, born in 1945, is a mysterious artist and performer known for his social and political commentary. His works often involve carefully planned fraud and deception to reveal social structures and power relations. more

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