Louis Seibold
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Louis Seibold (October 10, 1863 – May 10, 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.{{cite web |title=10 journos caught fabricating |website=Politico |date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206140328/https://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/10-journos-caught-fabricating-079221 |archive-date=2023-02-06 |url-status=live |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/10-journos-caught-fabricating-079221}}
Early life
Seibold was born in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 1863, to Louis Philip Seibold and Josephine Burrows (Dawson).[https://books.google.com/books?id=63nvmt4HqTEC&pg=PA552 Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners]
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.[https://books.google.com/books?id=9CU7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA36 Editor and Publisher, Volume 54, Issues 1-26]
=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.[https://books.google.com/books?id=mf2BMLaT4uMC&pg=PA448 Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House]
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Category:Journalists from Washington, D.C.
Category:Pulitzer Prize for Reporting winners
Category:New York World people
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