ABC Prank News Show Showcases 'Ugly Americans

Scott Whitlock | July 12, 2013
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ABC aired an incredibly insulting and condescending hidden camera news special on January 6, 2009 that purported to probe the hidden racism of Americans. It featured actors hired by the network to go to France and portray "ugly Americans," complete with a "Bush '08" t-shirt that was derided by one German woman as similar to saying "I like Hitler."