Believe half of what you see and none of what you read

That old adage rings especially true when it comes to the Internet. We approach every story and image we see with a skeptic’s eye. Is that tornado picture a fake? Is this train crash video doctored? Can a cat really play piano? Our strict vetting process was put to the test this week with a clip that exploded on YouTube and could NOT be ignored: surveillance video of a cubicle drone going absolutely ballistic on his co-workers. I’m talking two full minutes of laptop-smashing, monitor-hurling, desk-kicking, stapler-tossing, paper-ripping bedlam. At first blush, it appeared to be a staged depiction of every repressed worker’s darkest fantasy, posted online for a chuckle and nothing more. Then a second video, shot on a cell phone, surfaced and the plot thickened.

Maybe this “demented Dilbert” really did lose his mind?

We had to find out.

Watch the video and decide for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sq-HYGfnIo

Ok, now you’ve seen the video. Whattya think? Is it real? Watch the show this weekend… we’ve got the answer.