There’s a lot of people who believe it’s more morally wrong to question a ridiculous lie than to give liars whatever they want. Falling for a scam only proves how virtuous you are and proof of running a scam only proves how desperate and in need the scammer is.
Stephen BushMy favourite bit of the Arday story, because it combines both the humour and the horror, is that a university department doing research into education didn’t immediately go “hmm. Let’s investigate this a bit further” is the “non-verbal until 18” part.