Fake TV show - isn't that an oxymoron?

Producer Pleads Guilty in Fake TV Show May 16th - 7:08pm LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Hollywood producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to bilking millions of dollars from people who invested in a phony TV series about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [WTOP News]

But how did they know it was fake? After all, there are a number fake shows about the Department of Homeland Security (how could you make a real show about the place - chaos, mayhem, disorder. Think Katrina with FEMA aid AND the TSA).

Oh, wait, the whole lash up was fake...ok, now I understand. Silly me.