Not long ago Eric Boehlert did a piece about how Drudge’s “campaign influence has collapsed.” Timing is everything.

Drudge’s headline about the McCain campaign volunteer who had a “B” carved in her face blaring from his homepage, we find just how far that collapse extends. As brighter minds intuited, something didn’t sound right. In fact, her story was a hoax.

Police say a campaign volunteer confessed to making up a story that a mugger attacked her and cut the letter B in her face after seeing her McCain bumper sticker.

At a news conference this afternoon, offiicals said they believe that Ashley Todd’s injuries were self-inflicted. …

From Taylor Marsh