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Friday, July 30, 2004 8:44 p.m. EDT
Newspaper: Michael Moore Faked Front Page
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Filmmaker Michael Moore's Bush-basing documentary "Fahrenheit
9/11" apparently has upset more than Republicans.
The [Bloomington] Pantagraph newspaper in central Illinois has sent a letter
to Moore and his production company, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., asking
Moore to apologize for using what the newspaper says was a doctored front
page in the film, the paper reported Friday. It also is seeking compensatory
damages of $1.
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A scene early in the movie that shows newspaper headlines related to the
legally contested presidential election of 2000 included a shot of The
Pantagraph's Dec. 19, 2001, front page, with the prominent headline: "Latest
Florida recount shows Gore won election."
The paper says that headline never appeared on that day. It appeared in a
Dec. 5, 2001, edition, but the headline was not used on the front page.
Instead, it was found in much smaller type above a letter to the editor,
which the paper says reflects "only the opinions of the letter writer."
"If [Moore] wants to 'edit' The Pantagraph, he should apply for a
copy-editing job," the paper said.
Lions Gate Entertainment did not immediately return phone calls seeking
comment Friday.
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