Browsing the SF Chronicle’s home page today, I noticed a headline titled “Doomsayers predict new world oil crunch” in spot #7 of the Most Read articles section.

I was immediately skeptical given the fact that the word “new” was used in the title! As it turns out, the article is from August 31st, 1998! A striking line reads: “Based on a controversial theory, they fear world oil demand will begin to exceed supply as early as about 2010.”

Check out the story here.