This came out a few months ago on Slate, but I find myself going back to it again and again, and sending my students to it as well. The class I teach at GW is called “Telling True Stories: Truth and Memory in Creative Nonfiction,” and so we’re relatively familiar with the scandals, but still, my students had been finding this hilarious, as well as informative (particularly in the links provided to older stories about creative nonfiction writers).
Worth a read: “Can I Make Stuff Up: A Visual Guide.”