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Janet Cooke Jimmy's World fabrication
Which original reports describe Janet Cooke Jimmy's World fabrication, and how have later accounts interpreted them?
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Media Fabrication Cases
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Stephen Glass New Republic scandal
Which original reports describe Stephen Glass New Republic scandal, and how have later accounts interpreted them?
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Jayson Blair New York Times fraud
Which original reports describe Jayson Blair New York Times fraud, and how have later accounts interpreted them?
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Media Fabrication Cases
- Janet Cooke Jimmy's World fabrication
- Stephen Glass New Republic scandal
- Jayson Blair New York Times fraud
- Claas Relotius Der Spiegel fabrication
- Jack Kelley USA Today invention
- Jonah Lehrer self-plagiarism fabrication
- Brian Williams helicopter embellishment
- Dan Rather Killian documents
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