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A Reformed Liar Agrees to Tell One More Lie
Stephen Glass'
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Stephen Glass' 'Biggest Lie' Isn't What You Think

'Air Mail' profiles disgraced journalist Stephen Glass and a promise to his ailing wife

(Newser) - Stephen Glass is one of the most famous liars in the world. If you've seen the movie Shattered Glass , you know the story: As a young reporter in the 1990s, he fabricated dozens of stories that ran in several publications, mostly the New Republic. Glass, now 49, is a...

Harper's Makes 1st Retraction in 165 Years

Magazine makes big step over old piece by disgraced Stephen Glass

(Newser) - Disgraced journalist Stephen Glass continues trying to make up for past transgressions, most recently to Harper's Magazine. Although much of the hullabaloo in the 1990s originally focused on Glass' work for the New Republic—a majority of which he completely made up, per the Washington Post —it's...

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