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Meet OkFocus, the PR Stuntmen Behind the Fake Kanye West Site WhoDat.Biz

After some sleuthing, Betabeat discovered that WhoDat.biz is in fact a project of New York-based OkFocus, a full service digital agency

After some sleuthing, Betabeat discovered that WhoDat.biz is in fact a project of New York-based OkFocus, a full service digital agency run by Ryder Ripps and Jonathan Vingiano that’s notorious for their PR stunts.

Mr. Vingiano confirmed to us over email that WhoDat.biz is “an OKFocus project.”

Filed Under: Business, Media, Jonathan Vingiano, okfocus, Ryder Ripps, Hoaxes, Kanye West

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