deep throat

One of my favorite examples of the media running with an unverifiable statistical claim involved the seminal pornographic movie “Deep Throat.”

The producers of a 2005 documentary asserted that “Deep Throat” had grossed $600 million, which they said made it the most profitable movie in history.

What a strange Deep Throat situation.

At the “Deep Throat” premiere, for instance, Joyce bumps into Joan Didion, a celebrity sighting that impresses her more than either Alan.

An associate director at the FBI, Felt was “Deep Throat,” the source who gave information about the Watergate break-in to The Washington Post in the 1970s.