TMZ has this:
Political Karma Will Get You in the End
With the news that Ashley Todd lied about that whole "I was mugged and beaten because I support McCain" story, our good friends at Gawker reminded us of the tale of Justin Zatkoff. Back in 2006, Zatkoff invented a story that he was beaten up because of his political views after a Michigan College Republicans meeting.
Turns out Zatkoff made the whole thing up and was just beaten up by his friends. Ooops!