> …a parsimonious explanation here is that a staff (or contract) editor was given an assignment, and chose to fabricate it instead. The fabricated author biogr

> …a parsimonious explanation here is that a staff (or contract) editor was given an assignment, and chose to fabricate it instead. The fabricated author biography and photo suggest that it's not just an "oopsie!", especially considering that they also said, "We typically do not create a writer profile unless we use someone more than occasionally". B&H understood what they were doing.