Kidney reality show is a (cruel) hoax

A Dutch TV contest which purported to show a dying woman choose a patient to receive her kidneys was a hoax.The “donor” in the show was in fact an actress – thoughthe three people vying for an organ were real patients in need of akidney transplant.  The three knew that The Big Donor Show, which aired onFriday, was not real. The producers say it was made to highlight theshortage of Dutch donors.  Before the hoax was revealed, the show had attracted widespread criticism.  “We are not giving away a kidney here, that is going toofar even for us,” presenter Patrick Lodiers said at the moment when thefake donor was apparently about to reveal her choice of patient.

Source:  BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6714063.stm

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