ESWN translated a local news report on the massive fabrications made by Chinese reporters on World Cup. For example, a reporter without a pass wrote an exclusive interview with FIFA World Cup committee chairman Franz Beckenbauer!
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My girlfriend says it’s from a Taiwan source and thus questionable. She looked at Sohu’s website and saw nothing about Kaka. Are there any links to the Chinese sources themselves?