When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.
“Wild animals are just as confused as people are now. You've got toxins in the water, oil, sewage, all sorts of things.”
“Hospitals are closing across the country due to the burden of illegal immigration, college students find that summer jobs have dried up due to illegal immigration, and wages across the board are depressed by the overwhelming influx of cheap and illegal labor.”