DTV Transition? Sounds Like Government Conspiracy.

It seems that the DTV conversion has another obstacle to overcome other than simply being put into place. A new YouTube video shows a user breaking open his government issuesd DTV converter box and finding a camera and microphone on the inside. Although the user who posted the video has acknowledged that it is indeed a hoax and there is no camera inside his DTV box, many people don't find it humorous. Many conspiracy sites across the web have blown it wide open, claiming that this video may only be "a smokescreen" for the real government plan. For the most part, it is widely being received as the hoax as it is, but there seems to be some underlying fear in the eyes of a few DTV converter box customers.

For the most part, I don't see this as a big deal. It's a stupid viral video. I am just waiting for Magnavox to come and and make a statement. Can't you claim slander for this sort of thing? Anyway, you never know what people will or will not believe. There are still tons of people out there who have not made any progress in preparing for the DTV transition (and they probably won't), and I can some of those people potentially believing something like this hoax video.

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