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Ex-ABC Newsman Put Byline On Bogus Obama Article

Washington Post   |  Howard Kurtz   |   September 13, 2007 08:23 AM

Read More: Alexis Debat, Barack Obama, Brian Ross, Breaking Media News
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A former consultant to ABC's investigative unit admitted yesterday that he put his name on a purported interview with Barack Obama that he never conducted.

Alexis Debat, a former French defense official who now works at the Nixon Center, published the interview in the French magazine Politique Internationale. He said he had hired a freelance journalist to conduct the interview, in which the Democratic presidential candidate supposedly said that Iraq was "already a defeat for America" that has "wasted thousands of lives." Debat said he had been unable to locate the intermediary, and the Obama campaign says no such interview took place.

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- Ginzaman I'm a Fan of Ginzaman permalink

Then again, what do you expect from a neocon network?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:59 AM on 09/14/2007
- larry278 I'm a Fan of larry278 permalink

There is now an epidemic in the media of fake stories written by authors with false credentials; some acerbic critics of the MSM may designate this condition- The NEW YORK TIMES Syndrome. The term could be included in a catalog of media pathology. An authorative catalog of media pathology would become a reference book for critics of the media & those who are preparing to write for the media.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:39 PM on 09/13/2007
- Olerist I'm a Fan of Olerist permalink

is it any surprise that these guys are frauds?

their medical expert is a toe the line man for pharmaceutical companies

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:04 AM on 09/13/2007
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