This film tells the true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass (Christensen), who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at "The New Republic" for three years (1995-1998), where 27 of his 41 published stories were either partially or completely made up. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down... Shattered Glass。同学，这是你掉的贞操吗？。Stephen Glass的现状（2014年1月27日）。无关电影，随笔乱写。玻璃真相。玻璃真相。新闻真实性是根本。一开始我就错了。关于“新闻真实” 映射当下的新闻行业危机 值得一看。从New Yorker带来的checking system。 斯蒂芬•格拉斯（海登•克里斯滕森饰）95年从宾西法尼亚大学毕业后，加入了具有90年悠久历史、在美国颇有影响力的、以刊登政治和社会评论著称的杂志《新共和》。由于总能采集到新奇的选题、写出有趣的文章，他很快便得到大家的赏识。一天，新上任的主编查尔斯•雷恩（彼得•萨森加德饰）发现斯蒂芬•格拉斯所有的文章都是杜撰出来的，一切的名声与文采飞扬都如玻璃般脆弱，《新共和》面临揭开真相的关头。
