Dana Mathewson

The President has often castigated CNN and other organs of the Drive-By Media as purveyors of Fake News, much to their horror. For some reason, which I can't fathom, the Left objects to having their lies described as, well, lies. But when you read the following story, I think you'll agree that Mr. Trump's point is certainly understandable.

Writer touted by CNN as 'Journalist of the Year' forced to resign for fabricating stories

The German magazine Der Spiegel revealed Wednesday that one of its top award-winning journalists fabricated many of his articles, inventing characters, sources, and their quotes "on a grand scale” for many years.

Claas Relotius, a reporter and editor, admitted to fabricating parts of at least 14 stories following the magazine’s internal investigation. The publication said the issue "marks a low point in the 70-year history of Der Spiegel.”

"I am sick and I need to get help,” he reportedly told the magazine.

Oh, sure. He's sick. Not "I'm dishonest." Or "I'm out to call attention to myself." Or "I'm walking in the footsteps of Brian Williams and Hillary (my helicopter landed under enemy fire) Clinton." It's never "It's my own fault." Always deflect the blame.

Then, too, many of us have insisted for years that liberalism is a disease, so he may be right after all.

The reporter contributed around 60 articles to Der Spiegel, one of the leading German magazines for investigative reporting. He previously worked for other publications in Europe and won awards such as CNN Journalist of the Year in 2014.

The fabricated articles include a phone interview with the parents of free agent NFL player Colin Kaepernick and a story about an American woman who claims to have volunteered to witness the executions of death row inmates.

Relotius also drew the fury of locals in Fergus Falls, Minn., after spending three weeks in town and fabricating facts, characters and quotes from people in an effort to portray the town in a negative light.

Hey, Fergus Falls. That's around a hundred miles from where I live. The only thing negative I've heard about Fergus Falls is that it's an easy town to get lost in. But everybody has GPS apps on their smartphones these days, so that's no longer a valid criticism.

 "What happened is beyond what I could have ever imagined: An article titled ‘Where they pray for Trump on Sundays,’ and endless pages of an insulting, if not hilarious, excuse for journalism,” wrote Michele Anderson and Jake Krohn who investigated Relotius’ Der Spiegel article about the town.

Both Anderson and Krohn went on to reveal that the article doesn’t contain any truth except for the town’s population, the average temperature, and names of the businesses or public figures.

Nearly everything else, including a coal plant employee named Neil Becker, who doesn’t actually exist, or quotes from a restaurant employee, who was falsely called the owner of a restaurant and whose son was given a fictional illness, was made up.

Will wonders never cease? Now, please note that this dude wrote these articles for a German rag; he apparently no longer works for CNN. But are we supposed to believe he was a total Boy Scout while working for CNN, and only developed his evil habits once he started submitting copy to Der Spiegel? Don't make me laugh; I still have my coffee in hand.

 Read the whole thing here: https://www.foxnews.com/world/german-star-reporter-forced-to-resign-after-admitting-to-have-fabricated-multiple-stories

For me, the money quote is "... an insulting, if not hilarious, excuse for journalism," which really describes CNN in totality.

 

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