The girl who lied about the neo-nazis and the swastika...

A German girl who won a "civic courage" award for allegedly defending an immigrant child from neo-Nazis has been found guilty of inventing the story. 

The 18-year-old - named as Rebecca K - had carved a swastika on her own thigh, the court concluded, rejecting her claim that neo-Nazis had done it. 

In February she had received an award from a Berlin association campaigning against far-right violence. 

She claimed four men had attacked her last November in the town of Mittweida. More...

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