About this episode

The episode discusses the exposure of the Hitler Diaries as fake and the resulting media scandal in postwar Germany.

The Hitler Diaries are finally exposed as fake, and the fallout is spectacular! In the fourth and final part of our series, we talk about the collapse of the biggest media scandal in postwar Germany. What did the BKA find? What was the so called “Folternacht” inside Stern headquarters? And what happened to the Carin II.? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• media scandal
• Hitler Diaries
• postwar Germany
• BKA investigation
• Stern headquarters
• Folternacht
• collapse of scandal

Keywords

• Hitler Diaries
• media scandal
• BKA
• Folternacht
• Stern
• Carin II
• Germany

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BKA, Stern

Products: Carin II

Books & works: Hitler Diaries

Places: Germany

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