Inventing Truth - The Relotius Affair

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    The story of one of the biggest media scandals of our time is an epic thriller about deception and psychological manipulation in a world where integrity and credibility are everything – but where the art of telling a good story sometimes weighs heaviest.

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    2023-03-24

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