Prime Video docuseries ‘The Fake Sheikh’ chronicles the life and crimes of Mahzer Mahmood, a journalist who entrapped celebs for Murdoch’s tabloids
, then had the details splashed on the front page to serve… the public interest? Claiming that he only targeted those engaged in “moral wrongdoing,” Mahmood was no less a journalistic sociopath than Stephen Glass and other fabulists of his ilk. The big difference: where Glass was drummed out of the industry in shame, Mahmood won awards for his transgressions.
tries to shed some light on Mahmood and his epically long con, depicting him as an ambitious outsider – his father was a Pakistani journalist whose ethnicity was a barrier to breaking into the big time – forever hungry for a good scoop. Elaborate reenactments – so elaborate that an onscreen disclaimer advises the viewer that “some events and characters have been modified or combined” – split-screen designs, and a score you might find in a heist movie create an atmosphere of high intrigue.
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