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>> they can't really deny it. immodest for them to say it is not real. discovery says it shows one segment of a multifaceted culture that is not well known. tlc however, did another show, breaking amish. they were found to have paid some of the kids to play amish young people. >> not surprised when i learned that. nothing against discovery obviously. i'm sure they tried to do as much research as they could. tlc said they tried to do as much research as they could. turned out the kids weren't amish. i think we are learning at the onset, the guys aren't really amish, right? >> reality tv is almo...

Allowing young people to try everything that is usually forbidden. >> that means alcohol, cigarettes and the internet. here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: the notion of teenagers posting party pictures and snapping selfies is not new, but these teenagers whose faces we are obscuring for privacy reasons, these teenagers are amish. yes, amish. defiantly, tech, unsavvy religious group known for wearing prairie dresses, churning butter and driving a horse and buggy. when amish kids hit a point in their teenage years they enter rumspringa, which means to run around. you may have gotten a taste of...

Amish to be the next big thing for reality tv. >> reality television and the amish is a match made in heaven. >> reporter: national geographic's "amish out of order" and tlc's "breaking amish" have also focused on the wilder side of amish life. >> it is a controversial concept. and reality feeds on controversy. it's outrageous. it's mysterious. it's unexpected. >> reporter: the network's website acknowledges most of the show is re-enactments, but according to levi, all the stories are the god's honest truth. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> hope you caught that last word re-enactment. so y...

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