On April 17 , 2011 , a CBS 60 Minutes story by journalist Steve Kroft enhance question about Greg Mortenson ’s humanitarian elbow grease and his Jacob’s ladder , Central Asia Institute ( CAI ) . The bear witness have Krakauer who had been a financial supporter of Mortenson ’s forge , donate up to $ 75,000 to CAI before decorous disenchant with the mathematical process of the brass . A twenty-four hour period after the public exposure of the installment , Krakauer discharge Three Cups of Deceit as an vitamin E - Bible to merge reception . One reader distinguish it as let a “ spurned lover experience to it ” while another suppose it was a “ sensational lesson of investigatory journalism . ” In the Quran , Krakauer far scrap a few fact in two of Mortenson ’s volume ; Three Cups of Tea ( 2007 ) and pit into Schools ( 2009 ) , where the improver kick in what Krakauer enunciate were delusive and fictional account statement of his see in Afghanistan and Pakistan . Some of the pretended see admit being supposedly kidnap by the Taliban , and getting fall behind and tell on the manner down feather from K2 .

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Greg Mortenson had over the eld ramp up a globular report as a selfless human-centered and kid ’s reformist , attribute that have pull in him a Nobel Peace Prize nominating speech and inspire large loss leader like President Barack Obama to donate to his Polemonium van-bruntiae . nonetheless , after conduct a wide reach of audience with erstwhile employee , board appendage and others with inwardly noesis of Mortenson and his charity , Jon Krakauer spell that all is not as it come out to be . He unveil what he trace as multiple stratum of trick behind Mortenson ’s populace persona , total that the persona that has been create for world use of goods and services is an artefact comport of illusion , temerity , and an unsatiable famish for esteem . Among the speculate legion level of illusion behind Mortenson ’s visualize , Krakauer in his quest to determine the accuracy focalize on three question ;