WN

May 1992: On the occasion of the G7 summit of economic and business leaders from the seven most powerful industrial nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Münster, a ‘special edition’ of the Westphalia News (WN) is published. In this fake edition, a ‘Sensational Turn at the Münster Economic Summit’ is announced: ‘The seven leading industrial nations decided today in Münster to cancel the debts of impoverished nations. Moreover, the largest financial transfer in world history has been planned. With a billion dollar programme and a “world solidarity fund”, the ministers of economic affairs have planned to put the industries of poor nations on their own two feet.’ A criminal complaint is brought against the publishers of the fake edition.