I remember when this happened, and several later documentaries on how people ignored her cries for help.
Now we find it was bogus.
Reminds me of the Russian Ambassador’s words in DR STRANGLOVE...”Our source was the NEW YORK TIMES!”
NY Times was also responsible for the coverup of the deliberate use of famine as a political tool by the Soviet Communists.
They still proudly display the Pulitzer their reporter won for that.