Will the real Oobah Butler please stand up? | The Investigators with Diana Swain

Vice’s Oobah Butler sent fake versions of himself to interviews with media outlets, even to accept an award for him. And he got away with it. But what, in the era of fake news, does it mean for public trust in journalism? Watch ‘The Investigators with Diana Swain’ Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. on CBC Television; Saturdays at 9:30 p.m. ET and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. ET on CBC News Network.

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