We were flooded by emails today from readers tipping us off about this piece, which for some reason made it to Yahoo News’ front page. The story – based off a report conducted by Toward Freedom – suggests that Sony’s humble PlayStation 2 “has fuelled a brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo”. Huh?

Putting aside the fact Yahoo are a few weeks late on the last time this story did the rounds, and seem to be running the story solely to take delight in linking a gaming console with human rights abuses, the fact the original Toward Freedom article repeatedly points the finger at Sony – and in particular the PlayStation 2 – is more than a little, well, strange.