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You could say he was a wunderkind.<\/p>\n

Four years ago, Claas Relotius was named CNN’s Journalist of the Year<\/a>. Earlier this month, the 33-year-old Der Spiegel <\/em>writer was celebrated<\/a> as Germany’s top reporter.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, his rising star came crashing down as a lengthy article<\/a> in his own magazine outlined repeated falsification in his reporting. In fact, the piece said Relotius is “not a reporter,” and that “he tells fairy tales whenever he pleases.” The article continues: “truth and lies are confused in his texts, because some stories are clean … others completely invented.”<\/p>\n

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Claas Relotius: Er hat sein Talent missbraucht https:\/\/t.co\/W7htj1oOJQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KtZAsHwMOZ<\/a><\/p>\n

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Relotius, who has admitted to faking some of his reporting, had written dozens of articles for Der Spiegel <\/em>since 2011. According to a Q&A<\/a> also published by the magazine Wednesday, Relotius identified 14 specific stories that included fictional dialogues, “character collages” and other incorrect or misleading details. He is no longer employed there<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I’m sick, and I have to get help now,” an apologetic and embarrassed Relotius said in an interview with Der Spiegel, <\/em>which has over 6 million<\/a> online subscribers.<\/p>\n