There’s a new Spiegel affair in 2018. Reporter Claas Relotius fabricated multiple stories over several years, including a misleading portrait of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. (Medium, 12/19/18; Spiegel International, 12/20/18; Spiegel International, 12/23/18; The Atlantic, 1/3/19; The New Yorker, 1/30/19)