John Fund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "John Fund is an American political commentator known for his 'Political Diary' column in The Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com. ..."
John Fund vs. the Truth: He lies about Juan Cole – and much else, by Justin Raimondo, 26 Apr 2006 "Back in the late 1970s, ... Fund was active in the Libertarian Party, ... announcing his decision to run for a school board seat in Sacramento, Calif. ... Fund had taken out papers — but had never actually turned them in. ... Confronted with his lie, Fund tearfully confessed to fabricating the entire story ... it was somebody else's campaign."