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    averyreade: Don't forget Tom Cruise's enthusiastic love declarations for Katie Holmes... more »
    BullfightsOnAcid: about a young man in a concentration camp who was thrown an apple a day (to keep Dr. Mengele away) I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at the Holo... more »
    bigleggedwoman: There's an Oprah born every minute. more »
    Andy Matter: It's not that hard to fool Oprah. Just ask Stedman. more »
    IndianSlipper: Don't forgot that other liar, Wiesel. Dude totally didn't have it hard in the camps. more »
    Baroness: I hesitate to say this, as she might send her Dark Helicopters (of Empathy!) to bedevil my tower, but it's inescapable: Oprah has horrible, horrible t... more »
    CodePink: Opes loved my book HOAX: Story of a Fake until she realized it was true. more »
    m4ximusprim3: Does Oprah actually read all of these books, or are they just summarized by aides, CIA style? If so, how do I get that job? more »
    Nice Beaver: Dear God, it's me, Nard. Please let Oprah call Herman's lies "the worst thing that's ever happened to the Jewish people." Thank you. more »
    Pope John Peeps II: It would be tragic if we didn't firmly realize that Oprah is illiterate. more »
    belltolls: More Posthumous Oprah Picks: The Painted Bird. more »
    MrInBetween: Don't forget Oprah is also quick to embrace authors who are horrific hacks like, well, for starters: Mitch Albom. more »
    NotAndersonCooper: I am adjusting my memoirs to correct for the passage where Sheila McLear throws me a slice of pizza from in back of my patio. It never happened. Sorry. more »
    skahammer: "I believed the teller," Ms. Hurst said. "He was in so many magazines and books and on 'Oprah.' It did not seem like it would not be true." I can thin... more »
    CodePink: I feel like that apple should be photoshopped to look very ROTTEN. more »
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    Oprah Winfrey's Liars Club

    What's the one thing nearly every fake memoir scandal seems to have in common? From James Frey to Angel at the Fence, if a story is bullshit, chances are Oprah was there first. More »
  • #fakememoirs

    Lying Holocaust Author Says He's Sorry, Keeps Movie

    After seeing the release of his memoir cancelled, Herman Rosenblat apologized, saying he lied about a girl tossing apples over the fence of his concentration camp because he wanted "to bring happiness to people." More »
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  • #books

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  • #books

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    NPR Waiting For Fake Memoirist To Return Message

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