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There are some stories out there that are so moving, so well told, that some editors call them too good to check. thats because they know if they do check they will find out theyre really that, just good stories not actually true. keeping them honest tonight, the question is simple, is three cups of tea by former mountain climber greg mortensen one of those stories? it is a movie told, best-seller, one of two central stories in it is about failing to reach the worlds second tallest mountain. got...

In afghanistan we could not find no evidence that six of the schools even existed. most of them in war torn province. >> that was "60 minutes" steve croft. then theres the money. according to "60 minutes" an analysis of receipts he spent 41% of the money it raised to build schools but $1.7 million, according to "60 minutes" went to mortensens book related expenses. to put that in context, more nonmy than they spent inle skoos in pakistan that year. here is what greg mortensen sent via e-mail to ...

More and still doing it today. >> the rich and famous helped with their donations including president obama who $100,000 of his nobel prize money. but now there are questions abt that and another key story in that book, as well as how many schools have ook chully been built and how much money and how its been spent. for instance, a story behind this picture, take a look. mortensen claims that these are the pakistani taliban. he claims that back in 1996 they captured him and held him for eight da...