mo4ch:>Spiegel’s outed fake-news reporter Relotius may have embezzled donations to fictional Syrian kid | Mo4ch News

Claas Relotius, an award-winning reporter who faked many of his heart-wrenching stories, is facing a criminal probe over a money collection for Syrian children. It is believed that one of the purported beneficiaries did not exist.Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine has filed a criminal complaint against Relotius after it emerged that the reporter not only falsified quotes and invented entire passages in his stories, but may also have swindled some impressionable readers out of their money.The magazine reported that it was contacted by readers who said that Relotius used his private email account to set up a fundraising campaign for the Syrian orphans who featured in his ‘King’s Children’ report, dating back to July 2016.Also on rt.com‘Anti-American bias exploded’: US ambassador attacks Der Spiegel in fallout of reporting scandalThe journalist reportedly encouraged readers to make donations to him so he could give the money to those kids, who were said to be affected by poverty in Turkey.De…