War of the Belgians worthy of Orson Welles [audio 8min @4:10]
Belgians turned on their television sets last night to find that their country no longer existed. There was a report that announced that the Dutch-speaking half of the country had declared independence. Now, it wasn't April Fools' Day, and this report wasn't a joke. But the news was false -- despite the convincing footage. So why did the public television station, RTBF, air the fake news report? Yves Thiran is the head of news at RTBF. The CBC reached him in Brussels.
Read entire article at CBC Radio One "As It Happens" Part 2