Germany’s Der Spiegel Says Reporter Made Up Facts
The disclosure came after a colleague raised concerns about a recent piece on Trump supporters in rural America
By Bojan Pancevski and Sara Germano
Updated Dec. 20, 2018 3:26 p.m. ET

BERLIN—Europe faces its largest journalistic scandal in years after Der Spiegel, the continent’s biggest-selling news magazine, said one of its star reporters fabricated facts in his articles for years.

The magazine’s disclosure, which came after a colleague raised concerns about a recent piece on supporters of President Trump in rural America, was made as Europe’s established media faces attacks by populist forces at home and abroad.

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