That Married Twins Story

You've probably heard the story by now, but if you haven't here it is. There's a story going around that two people in Britain were adopted and met and found out they had a lot in common. They eventually fell in love and got married. Then they later discovered that they were twins adopted by different families and now are getting they're marriage annulled.

This story has been flying around because it's very sensational. I, however, have been calling BS on it since day one. Unsurprisingly, none of the reporters passing on this story have done any actual research. Now, it's coming out that a British Parliament member, Lord Alton, told this story while trying to get legislation passed that would allow any adopted persons to find out who their biological parents are.

The Guardian is finally doing some basic research and thinking that maybe, just maybe, the story is fabricated to help get the legislation passed.

I know, I know, it's hard to believe that a *politician* would ever *lie* just to get a pet piece of legislation passed, but it just might be true here.