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Fielder pushes the critique to a 'meta level', meaning he not only discusses the question of true and false but also makes the form of the work itself part of the problem; traditional investigative reporting tries to expose lies, whereas Fielder's documentary deliberately retains traces of editing, staging and performance.
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