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There was a biography that came out, I believe roughly around 2004, that was revealed to have significant fabrications. The excuse making for it revolved around

There was a biography that came out, I believe roughly around 2004, that was revealed to have significant fabrications. The excuse making for it revolved around the notion of "lying to reveal a greater truth". This is the same mentality some people have for coming up with hate crime hoaxes (if it isn't for attention seeking). I personally find it to be intellectually bankrupt and counter-productive; people willing to blind themselves to a problem will use such examples as evidence that all such claims are false.

glenstein 2y ago
Wholeheartedly agree, and if you can remember any more about the biography, I'd be curious to know. I feel like I have a little essay brewing within me about these various examples of indifference to truth and the way they're rationalized. One example is this particular episode of This American Life. Another is Hassan Minaj's Notion of Emotional Truths. Another is Samsung's Faking moon photos and how they tried to blur the lines between image processing and fake photos. And I'm sure there's other good ones as well.