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'''Louis Seibold''' (October 10th, 1863 - May 10th, 1945) was a journalist who won the 1921 [[Pulitzer Prize]] for an interview with President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Afterwards, it was learned that the interview was fabricated.<ref name=caught>[http://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/10-journos-caught-fabricating-079221 10 journos caught fabricating]</ref>
==Early life==
Seibold was born in Washington, D.C. on October 10th, 1863, to Louis Philip Seibold and Josephine Burrows (Dawson).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=63nvmt4HqTEC&pg=PA552 Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners]</ref>
==Career==
Seibold spent most of his career with the New York World, during that time he covered many important stories, such as the eruption of Mount Pelée, coverage of the Spanish-American War, but most notably, he won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for his 1920 interview with Woodrow Wilson, which was later proved to be fabricated.<ref name=caught /><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9CU7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA36 Editor and Publisher, Volume 54, Issues 1-26]</ref>
===Fabricated interview===
Siebold, working together with Edith Wilson and Joseph Patrick Tumulty, created an interview narrative that presented a false picture to the American people about the state of the president's health.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mf2BMLaT4uMC&pg=PA448 Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House]</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Journalists]]
'''Louis Seibold''' (October 10th, 1863 - May 10th, 1945) was a journalist who won the 1921 [[Pulitzer Prize]] for an interview with President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Afterwards, it was learned that the interview was fabricated.<ref name=caught>[http://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/10-journos-caught-fabricating-079221 10 journos caught fabricating]</ref>
==Early life==
Seibold was born in Washington, D.C. on October 10th, 1863, to Louis Philip Seibold and Josephine Burrows (Dawson).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=63nvmt4HqTEC&pg=PA552 Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners]</ref>
==Career==
Seibold spent most of his career with the New York World, during that time he covered many important stories, such as the eruption of Mount Pelée, coverage of the Spanish-American War, but most notably, he won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for his 1920 interview with Woodrow Wilson, which was later proved to be fabricated.<ref name=caught /><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9CU7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA36 Editor and Publisher, Volume 54, Issues 1-26]</ref>
===Fabricated interview===
Siebold, working together with Edith Wilson and Joseph Patrick Tumulty, created an interview narrative that presented a false picture to the American people about the state of the president's health.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mf2BMLaT4uMC&pg=PA448 Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
[[Category:Journalists]]