The most prominent example I’ve seen recently is Frank Abagnale, the real-life protagonist of the supposedly-nonfiction movie Catch Me If You Can, who basically totally fabricated his life story, and (AFAICT) makes a living off making appearances where he tells his story, and he still regularly gets paid to do this, even though it’s pretty well-documented that he’s lying about almost everything.
Great article! I’m amazed there weren’t any references to:
Tinder Swindler
Bad Vegan
Inventing Anna
Maybe that’s a “know your audience” thing for the EA Forum, but I assume the same concepts apply...
The most prominent example I’ve seen recently is Frank Abagnale, the real-life protagonist of the supposedly-nonfiction movie Catch Me If You Can, who basically totally fabricated his life story, and (AFAICT) makes a living off making appearances where he tells his story, and he still regularly gets paid to do this, even though it’s pretty well-documented that he’s lying about almost everything.