Stephen Glass:

Stephen Glass the news reporter from The New Republic, got fired for fabricated sources and articles. He started off as an editorial assistent and worked his way up to a staff writer. In the move "Shatter Glass" he is i think the life of the magazine. He is always telling a funny story. At some points though you kinda new that they were not true.
Stephen Randall Glass grew up in a jewish family in Chicago Illinois. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he was executive editor of the student newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian. After graduation he joined The New Republic. He was a good worker for The New Republic.
He also wrote a book about his life called the "Fabulist". At The New Republic,he wrote dozens of high-profile articles for a number of national publications in which he made things up. As 60 Minutes first reported in May, he made up people, places and events. He made up organizations and quotations. Sometimes, he made up entire articles.