Now the Palin camp has moved to debunk the rumor, choosing an unlikely venue to do so: Facebook. Palin spokesperson Meg Stapleton posted the following to Palin's official Facebook page today:
Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a story. There is no truth to the recent “story” (and story is the correct term for this type of fiction) that the Palins are divorcing. The Palins remain married, committed to each other and their family, and have not purchased land in Montana (last week it was reported to be Long Island).
Less than one week ago, Governor Palin asked the media to “quit making things up.” We appreciate that the more professional journalists decided to question this story before repeating it.
Meg Stapleton
With no press release from the Palins, it seems Facebook was felt to be the appropriate place to respond: not formal enough to heap attention on a false story, but with wide enough distribution to shoot it down before it spreads. Palin also took to Facebook after announcing her resignation as the Governor of Alaska: she used the statement to criticize the media's treatment of her.