Ex-ABC Contributor Who Faked Interviews Was Intern, Not Defense Official

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:45 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 01:15 PM ET

AP:

The French Defense Ministry on Friday debunked the credentials of a former ABC News consultant who claimed to have worked as an adviser to the ministry, saying the man was just an intern for five months.

Alexis Debat, who was fired by the TV network last year, quit a Washington think tank on Wednesday after being accused of faking an interview with Barack Obama.

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Naithom
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05:52 PM on 09/15/2007
Does it surprise anyone that the media that no longer fact checks their stories doesn't even verify that their experts are experts?
12:50 PM on 09/15/2007
Orwellian at the least...What is real any more?
12:07 AM on 09/15/2007
Can you smell it? A BOOK DEAL already cooking!