Over twenty fabricated reports were created by journalist Michael Born for a private television station in Germany between 1990 and 1996.
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Over twenty fabricated reports were created by journalist Michael Born for a private television station in Germany between 1990 and 1996.
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Michael Born, a journalist at a private television station in Germany, faked over twenty reports from 1990 to 1996. His fabrications included stories about child labor for IKEA in India and drug addicts licking toads for a high. The scandal erupted in 1996, raising questions about media integrity. The film compiles hundreds of hours of raw footage and testimonies from former colleagues. It investigates Born's actions and the reasons behind the public's belief in his false narratives.
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Why Watch
- Meet Michael Born, the journalist behind the scandal.
- Find out how fake news shaped German media history.
- See the absurd topics that were fabricated in reports.
Did You Know
- Michael Born faked over twenty reports between 1990 and 1996.
- The documentary includes topics like child labor for IKEA in India.
- Born's fabrications included absurd topics like drug addicts licking toads.
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What year did Michael Born fake over twenty reports?
Michael Born faked over twenty reports between 1990 and 1996.
What topics did Michael Born's fabricated reports cover?
His reports included topics such as child labor for IKEA in India, drug addicts licking toads to get high, and the Ku Klux Klan in the Eifel region.
How long is the documentary 'Born to Fake'?
'Born to Fake' has a duration of 92 minutes.
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