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Alan Abel, hailed by some journalists as the "world's greatest hoaxer" and scorned by others as a complete menace to the media, began his career as a professional prankster in the late 1950s with a campaign to clothe all animals for the sake of decency. Fueled by the overwhelming response, he continued concocting a myriad of elaborate schemes designed to provoke and amuse. The documentary, directed by his daughter, attempts to explain the true motives behind Alan's hoaxes and, in the process, allows for a different perspective on how the media operates.
