Monkeying Around with the Truth

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Frame grab from a 1970's episode of the TV game show "To Tell the Truth" featuring three women stating that they are the world's only female Organ Grinder.

Will the real “World’s Only” female Organ Grinder please stand up?

Frame from a 1970’s episode of “To Tell the Truth” featuring the Organ Grinder’s “Monkey Lady”- can you guess which person is the genuine article?

It’s important for a documentary to reveal the the truth about its subject. Sometimes, that truth involves subterfuge – such as when the Organ Grinder was featured on a nationwide TV game show!

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