reporting the deaths of four u.s. senators all went out to major newspapers. senate police are saying there s a high-tech computer system that will stop a future hoax in its tracks. more on that. this was not in place before? reporter: the senate has reportedly started using an e-mail validation system after news organizations received hoax e-mails, falsely announcing the deaths of four senators. roll call reports the sergeant at arms sent a memo, warning hoax e-mail messages spoofing senate sources have been sent to a number of media outlets urging staffers to forward information about the new validation technology to the media so we can take advantage of tight. the fake e-mails said democratic senators, harry reid, dianne feinstein, patrick leahy and frank lautenberg had died of cancer. the e-mails had a senate tag