Japan’s TBS network airs fake internet message board post (Video)
The latest in the ongoing scandal of Japanese TV programs that stage and fabcricate content:
A fake message, imitating those on the nation’s largest Internet forum, 2channel, was used in a mixed martial arts program aired on the TBS network Monday evening, it was learned Wednesday.
The message, in an introduction of fighter Kazushi Sakuraba in “Martial Art: HERO’S 2007,” which was written by the program’s director, read, “I hope he [Sakuraba] once again makes me have a dream” and closely resembled the format of those posted on 2channel. There was no indication that the message was not original. As the bout between Sakuraba and Yoshihiro Akiyama on Dec. 31, 2006, stimulated considerable discussions among fans on online message boards, the director wanted to use such a posting on the program. However, he could not find what he needed on the Net, according to TBS.
Remember kids, if you can’t find what you need for a report, just make it up!
