German news organization Der Spiegel has taken a hit, and it appears to be well-deserved. It's their "fact checking" department. They do not check facts. Or, they allow "fabrications" to be published under their name if they like the fabrications.
Der Spiegel magazine has been publishing "fabrications" (non-truth) written by award-winning journalist Claas Relotius (see posts January 2-4) for years. As this writer at Atlantic points out, Der Spiegel is happy to trash America.
From the Atlantic article:
"Though it is respected abroad as an authoritative news source, Der Spiegel has long peddled crude and sensational anti-Americanism . . ."
"Relotius, I submit, was able to get away with his con for so long because he confirmed the preconceived notions of people who fashion themselves worldly yet are as parochial as the red-state hicks of their imagination."
(cont'd tomorrow)
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