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Update: Taylor Swift to Donate Concert Tix to Deaf School

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In a story we’ve been following, TODAYonline reports that Taylor Swift, after an Internet hoax promised a concert at Horace Mann School for the Deaf, has offered to give the school over 12,000 dollars worth of tickets. Here’s the page link: http://www.todayonline.com/CultureAndLifestyle/Music/EDC121003-0000115/Taylor-Swift-gives-concert-tickets-to-Boston-deaf-school-after-prank#.UGxfZsNeTMs.twitter The cruel joke was intended to mock both Swift and the Deaf population

Could Taylor Swift End Up Performing For Deaf Audience?

Apparently, a group of hackers hijacked a contest that would end up sending country music star Taylor Swift to a Massachusetts school for the Deaf. This story comes from the New York Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/taylor-swift-sing-massachusetts-school-deaf-thanks-online-ballot-stuffing-internet-pranksters-article-1.1148163 It’s unclear if the prankster protesters were rigging the vote with charitable aims in mind for the school – or