Steve. Give them the number
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Chuck Lane:
[During a conference call, over the speakerphone, responding to Kambiz Foroohar's and Adam Penenberg's suspicions after seeing Stephen's fake website]
How so? Kambiz Foroohar:
Quite frankly, it doesn't look like a real website. Looks like a site that was created to fool someone. Chuck Lane:
I don't know much about computers, could somebody do that? Kambiz Foroohar:
Of course. Adam Penenberg:
Very easily. Kambiz Foroohar:
So easily, in fact, it's incredible. Stephen Glass:
[after looking through his notes]
Hey, do you guys still want that number for, uh, Jim Ghort? Because I just found it in my notes. Adam Penenberg:
Yeah, sure. Stephen Glass:
All right, 605-64... Adam Penenberg:
[politely interrupts him]
Oh wait. Stephen Glass:
Sorry? Adam Penenberg:
[referring to the zip code]
Uh... six zero five, that's not Nevada. Stephen Glass:
[realizing he's been caught lying]
Oh. Stephen Glass:
[after exhaling and pretending to be looking through his notes, trying to cover up his lie]
I guess I got him mixed up with another source. Uh... sorry about that one. Oh, you know what it was? Jim Ghort was actually the guy who told me about the law enforcement officials. Um... I don't know what I was thinking. I'm gonna have to... Chuck Lane:
[interrupts him]
Steve. Give them the number
[During a conference call, over the speakerphone, responding to Kambiz Foroohar's and Adam Penenberg's suspicions after seeing Stephen's fake website]
How so? Kambiz Foroohar:
Quite frankly, it doesn't look like a real website. Looks like a site that was created to fool someone. Chuck Lane:
I don't know much about computers, could somebody do that? Kambiz Foroohar:
Of course. Adam Penenberg:
Very easily. Kambiz Foroohar:
So easily, in fact, it's incredible. Stephen Glass:
[after looking through his notes]
Hey, do you guys still want that number for, uh, Jim Ghort? Because I just found it in my notes. Adam Penenberg:
Yeah, sure. Stephen Glass:
All right, 605-64... Adam Penenberg:
[politely interrupts him]
Oh wait. Stephen Glass:
Sorry? Adam Penenberg:
[referring to the zip code]
Uh... six zero five, that's not Nevada. Stephen Glass:
[realizing he's been caught lying]
Oh. Stephen Glass:
[after exhaling and pretending to be looking through his notes, trying to cover up his lie]
I guess I got him mixed up with another source. Uh... sorry about that one. Oh, you know what it was? Jim Ghort was actually the guy who told me about the law enforcement officials. Um... I don't know what I was thinking. I'm gonna have to... Chuck Lane:
[interrupts him]
Steve. Give them the number
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How so
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Quite frankly it doesn't look like a real website
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It looks like a site that was created to fool someone
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I don't know much about computers Could somebody do that
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Of course Very easily
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So easily in fact it's incredible
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Do you still want that number for Jim Ghort I found it in my notes
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Yeah sure
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All right 605 84
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Wait Sorry
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Six zero five that's not Nevada
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Oh
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Movie Summary
The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.
Actors
Kambiz Foroohar
Adam Penenberg
Stephen Glass
Charles 'chuck' Lane
