If he would have owned up to it and said "No, it wasn't entirely real, I'm an artist", that would be one thing. Instead he denied that he made certain things up

If he would have owned up to it and said "No, it wasn't entirely real, I'm an artist", that would be one thing. Instead he denied that he made certain things up, and when This American Life asked him direct and specific questions regarding the nature of his visit, he continued to lie. Perhaps Woz didn't hear that.