Ah! I did not get that part of it. Thanks for clarifying.

I don't think the story made that part clear enough. For example, in the epilogue it says "Countless people saw Mick Ali on television, and he became famous."

But, as you say, one of the main points was that watching it on television shouldn't have been enough to convince the viewers at home. They could have been watching the faked version.

It would have been clearer if the epilogue had said "Countless viewers saw Mick Ali on television and remained skeptical, but the reporter himself was convinced Ali must have been telling the truth."