''Tausend Zeilen Lüge. Das System Relotius und der deutsche Journalismus'' is a 2019 book by the Spanish journalist . It is about the case of the ''

Spiegel Spiegel is German, Yiddish, and Dutch for "mirror". More specifically, it may refer to: Publications * ''Der Spiegel'', a weekly German magazine * ''Der Spiegel'' (website), the online sibling of ''Der Spiegel'' Political * Spiegel scandal, a 1 ...

'' journalist

Claas Relotius Claas-Hendrik Relotius (born 15 November 1985) is a German former journalist. He resigned from ''Der Spiegel'' in 2018 after admitting to numerous instances of journalistic fraud. Early life Relotius was born in Hamburg, and grew up in Töten ...

, who was revealed by his colleague Moreno to fabricate content for his news stories.

Reception

Philip Oltermann Philip Oltermann (born 1981) is a German-born British journalist and the current chief of ''The Guardian''s Berlin bureau. He is the author of ''How to Write'' (2012), ''Keeping Up with the Germans: A History of Anglo-German Encounters'' (2012), an ...

of ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' called the book "a riveting read" because of the approach Moreno chose, where he, as an immigrant from Spain, portrays himself as an outsider and Relotius as a favoured "high-performance Teuton".

Film adaptation

The 2022 film ''

A Thousand Lines ''A Thousand Lines'' () is a 2022 German Satire, satirical Biographical film, biographical drama film directed by Michael "Bully" Herbig. It stars Elyas M'Barek as a journalist who notices inconsistencies in his coworker's reporting. When managem ...

'' is loosely based on ''Tausend Zeilen Lüge''. It was directed by

Michael "Bully" Herbig Michael Herbig (born 29 April 1968), nicknamed Bully, is a German comedian and actor. Career His career began in 1992 with regular appearances on radio (more than 800), leading to appearances on various television shows. He gained wider fam ...

and stars Jonas Nay and

Elyas M'Barek Elyas M'Barek (; born 29 May 1982) is an Austrian actor based in Germany. He gained recognition for his roles in the comedy television series '' Türkisch für Anfänger'' and the 2013 comedy film '' Fack ju Göhte.'' Early life M'Barek was bo ...

. The director said it was impossible to make a fully faithful adaptation of the book, but used it as inspiration for his own interpretation of the story. In the film, the characters based on Relotius and Moreno are called Lars Bogenius and Juan Romero.

References

{{reflist 2019 non-fiction books Spanish non-fiction books German-language non-fiction books Books about media manipulation Books about journalism Der Spiegel Fake news Rowohlt Verlag books Non-fiction books adapted into films