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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. that's because they know if they do check they will find out they're 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 world's second tallest mountain. got lost and then stumbled into the pakistani town. there mortensen says the locals cared for them r...

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 there's 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 mortensen's 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 his supporters about the allegations on sunday. said this. the 60 minutes interview paints a disto...

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 it's 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 days. now take a look at this. same picture but this time it's him with his alleged taliban captors b...