Hitler Diaries: Kujau's Forgery

In 1983, the West German magazine Stern published what they believed to be Adolf Hitler's unseen diaries, purchased for $4 million. Handwriting experts confirmed their authenticity, but skepticism led to further tests, revealing modern stationery and forgery. Editors, including those from Stern, The Sunday Times, and Newsweek, resigned. The diaries were later exposed as a hoax, forged by Konrad Kujau, a small-time crook.