Le roi du mensonge

Follow Marc Labrèche to see how Roger Tétreault, the king of lies, was able to make headlines in Quebec and Canada by piling up "fake news" for 30 years. In this first episode, see him in his most famous hoax, posing as a nuclear expert on Téléjournal newscast.

Marc Labrèche tells the story of Roger Tétreault, from his troubled past as an FLQ member that landed him in jail for planting a bomb, to his zany hoax of a wizard with supernatural powers to counter destructive forces that threaten humanity, such as the depletion of the ozone layer and the spread of AIDS.

Marc Labrèche introduces Jean Leblanc, Robert Martin, Gérard Kenney and other identities of Roger Tétreault who was, on occasion, founder of an ecological group, president of a fake women's rights league, and journalist. Also, check out the only time Roger Tétreault was unmasked in a most amazing finale.