(dpa files) - Gerd Heidemann, reporter of the German magazine 'Stern' at a press conference in Hamburg, 25 April 1983. That day, 'Stern' started publishing the alleged Hitler diaries and affirmed the authenticity of the 63 booklets with the support of expert opinion. The fraud was soon discovered an
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(dpa files) - Gerd Heidemann, reporter of the German magazine 'Stern' at a press conference in Hamburg, 25 April 1983. That day, 'Stern' started publishing the alleged Hitler diaries and affirmed the authenticity of the 63 booklets with the support of expert opinion. The fraud was soon discovered and 'Stern' admitted it had been duped by Heidemann and Konrad Kujau, a memorabilia dealer who had forged the documents. This caused one of the greatest media scandals in Germany. Heidemann and Kujau were sentenced to more than four years in prison. Recently it was found out that Heidemann had spied for the Eastern German National Security (Staatssicherheit; Stasi) in the 50s.