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This is the story of the most egregious newspaper hoax of modern times: the Hitler Diaries. How did this crude forgery fool experts like the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper? And how did it influence Rupert Murdoch in his development as a purveyor of fake news?\nPlease help the show by completing this short questionnaire: http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave\nDirect all advertising inquiries to\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com. Visit www.airwavemedia.com to find other high-quality podcasts!\nFind a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at www.historicalblindness.com sometime before the release of the next episode.\nPledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!\nCheck out my novel, Manuscript Found!\xa0\xa0And check out the show merch!\nFurther support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness.\xa0\nSome music on this episode is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). His tracks include "Remedy for Melancholy," "daedalus," "daemones," "Wake Up," "Mare," "Cold War Echo," and "Sentinel."\nAdditional Music:\n"Dragon and Toast" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices