The Man Behind @ComfortablySmug, Hurricane Sandy's Worst Twitter Villain

buzzfeed.com — During the storm last night, user @comfortablysmug was the source of a load of frightening but false information about conditions in New York City that spread wildly on Twitter and onto news broadcasts before ConEd, the MTA, and Wall Street sources had to take time out of the crisis situation to refute them.
Emily Plucinak Web Editor, Breakingviews, Reuters @plucinak
The Man Behind @ComfortablySmug, Hurricane Sandy's Worst Twitter Villain t.co/PO2am7Ls via @fwd
Felice Freyer Health Care Writer, Providence Journal, Providence Journal @felicejfreyer
"asshole tendencies" RT @jrovner: Another reason you should NEVER consider Twitter a primary news source. t.co/e7nPfBLw
Julie Rovner Health Policy Correspondent, NPR @jrovner
Another reason you should NEVER consider Twitter a primary news source. t.co/f4LvPQM9
Kylene Kiang Producer, Al Jazeera English @kkiang
The Man Behind @ComfortablySmug, Hurricane Sandy's Worst Twitter Villain t.co/gYdHyW8P h/t @saraqamar
Kate Day Social Media and Engagement Editor, Telegraph @kate_day
This might surprise you: @BuzzFeed looks into the Man Behind @ComfortablySmug, Hurricane #Sandy's Worst Twitter Villain t.co/j3doc72L
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