The German magazine Der Spiegel revealed Wednesday that one of its top award-winning journalists fabricated many of his articles, inventing characters, sources, and their quotes “on a grand scale” for many years. Claas Relotius, a reporter and editor, admitted to fabricating parts of at least 14 stories following the magazine’s internal investigation. “I am sick and I need to get help.” — Claas Relotius, former CNN Journalist of the YearThe reporter contributed around 60 articles to Der Spiegel, one of the leading German magazines for investigative reporting. He previously worked for other publications in Europe and won awards such as CNN Journalist of the Year in 2014. The Relotius case resembles past instances where journalists have been caught fabricating stories.

Source: Fox News December 20, 2018 10:03 UTC