MySpace and Hoaxes

i have just read the article about the teacher who used MySpace as a platform to get the students into Romeo and Juliet...i think this is a great idea and am thinking how i could use this in science. I wonder if there is applications to getting the kids to think critically about such issues as UFO's and aliens (for example). Applying skills in researching/analysing/reporting information about hoaxes, urban myths, etc.