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Pulitzer Prize scandal
In 1981 a Pulitzer Prize was awarded to a young journalist who had made-up her story.
Janet Cooke worked for the Washington Post, and she had fabricated a tale of an eight year old heroin addict.
The scandal ended her journalistic career and tarnished the Post's reputation.
Photo: ABC News.
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