Blair's articles in 2002-3 werepleteete with fabrications and inventions, containing clear examples of plagiarism.
In a self-published book, Mr Fleishman argues that the testimony of both was littered with fabrications, including phone conversations that never took place.
She has been depicted in a series of books since her death as nothing less than venal, hypocritical and a liar whose memoirs were riddled with fabrications.
On Friday, we learned, thanks to investigative work done by Rob Schmitz, a reporter for the public-radio show "Marketplace," and "This American Life's" retraction of the story, that Daisey's account was riddled with fabrications.
As in the Ergenekon case, the Sledgehammer prosecution was riddled with fabrications and exaggerations: the conspiracy supposedly came together in 2003, yet much of the evidence assembled against the generals was dated after that.
The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, the riveting theatrical piece by monologuist Mike Daisey so indicting of Apple and other gadget manufacturers for their exploitation of Chinese factory workers turns out to be riddled with fabrications and narrative compositing.
