Award-winning journalist Claas Relotius had "Made up stories and invented protagonists" in approximately 14 out of 60 articles which appeared both in print and online editions.
He had worked for Der Spiegel for seven years, winning numerous awards for his investigative journalism - including CNN's Journalist of the Year award in 2014, according to the Guardian.
Relotius, 33, tendered his resignation after admitting to the fraud.
Earlier this month Relotius won Germany's Reporter of the Year honor for his story about a young Syrian boy.
The magazine added that Relotius had committed journalistic fraud "On a grand scale," and has described the incident as "a low point in Spiegel's 70-year history."
Relotius told Spiegel that he was deeply ashamed for his fabrications, claiming "I am sick and I need to get help."
After being confronted by a senior editor, Relotius finally caved and admitted to the fraud.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-19/spiegel-journalist-who-faked-stories-committed-journalistic-fraud-grand-scale
He had worked for Der Spiegel for seven years, winning numerous awards for his investigative journalism - including CNN's Journalist of the Year award in 2014, according to the Guardian.
Relotius, 33, tendered his resignation after admitting to the fraud.
Earlier this month Relotius won Germany's Reporter of the Year honor for his story about a young Syrian boy.
The magazine added that Relotius had committed journalistic fraud "On a grand scale," and has described the incident as "a low point in Spiegel's 70-year history."
Relotius told Spiegel that he was deeply ashamed for his fabrications, claiming "I am sick and I need to get help."
After being confronted by a senior editor, Relotius finally caved and admitted to the fraud.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-19/spiegel-journalist-who-faked-stories-committed-journalistic-fraud-grand-scale
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