Teen at Trump rally successfully trolls newspaper with NSFW name

The paper quoted a man named Jack Mehoff.
 By 
Brian Koerber
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Sometimes things gets through the cracks.

The Baltimore Sun is looking into a story in which reporter Ian Duncan included a quote from what was most likely a trolling teen.


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In a story about yet another protest at a Donald Trump rally -- this time in Maryland -- Duncan included a quote from a 19-year-old supposedly named Jack Mehoff. Now if you don't see a problem with that name, say it slowly. Jack me off. 

The newspaper later tweeted that it was looking into the issue. 



The story, which appeared in both print and online, quoted Mehoff as saying Trump was a "hardworking, smart individual that wants the best for all people in this country that are allowed to be here."

At least Duncan is taking it well. 


And the rest of Twitter also had a pretty good time with it.

According to WhitePages.com, there actually are a few Jack Mehoffs out there, including one in Maryland. 

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