Der Spiegel scandal: When the right hate is more important than the right facts

The German magazine Der Spiegel last week fired Claas Relotius, one of its star reporters, for fabricating sources and details in at least 14 articles and perhaps as many as 55. There was an unmistakable thread tying together Relotius’ tall tales: seething anti-Americanism. In his downfall, we see the crisis of left-liberal journalism in microcosm:...

from New York Post https://nyp.st/2AfknCb