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To: combjelly who wrote (283559)	4/9/2006 12:08:06 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575120

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To: combjelly who wrote (283559)	4/9/2006 6:34:50 AM
From: paret	Respond to of 1575120

Dateline/NBC/ On 18 February 1993 Dateline NBC aired an investigative report about General Motors pickup trucks allegedly exploding upon impact during accidents, because fuel tanks were badly designed. Although there were fuel tanks design problems with GM cars before, Dateline's film showed a sample of a staged low speed accident with the fuel tank exploding. Dateline NBC did not disclose the fact that this accident was staged, or the fact that the only reason there was an explosion was that the vehicle contained planted explosives. The viewers were never told about it. It appeared to be a major discovery of investigative reporters. GM investigators discovered a mistake by a study of the Dateline film. GM subsequently filed an anti-defamation lawsuit against NBC.The lawsuit in question was quickly settled by NBC and as a result several producers were fired. Even though the new incident was staged it inspired many highly publicized lawsuits, and GM greatly reduced the fuel capacity of their trucks as a result. The publicity also drove other automotive companies to make similar changes and even destroyed the high capacity third party fuel tank market that thrived up to then. Today its almost impossible to improve a trucks fuel range by adding a tank that is designed to be mounted under the vehicle. NBC = Nothing But Communists