Lehrer was mostly knocked for plagiarism (including self-plagiarism), rather than fabrication, if I recall correctly. Wired pledged to review his works for them

Lehrer was mostly knocked for plagiarism (including self-plagiarism), rather than fabrication, if I recall correctly. Wired pledged to review his works for them and add editorial notes where appropriate. A longer Lehrer article with similar themes (referenced by the Wired piece) remains up at the NYTimes without significant corrections. So, this is probably as reliable as average Wired/NYTimes content.