This American Tall Tale

Guess the next "This American Life" contributor to be accused of fabrication (by the Washington Post):

• Became famous for a workplace chronicle 
• Once admitted to fabricating a character he worked with in a hospital 
• Describes his own work as "realish"
• NPR would like to characterize his work with some kind of introduction indicating
• Ira Glass would like to fact-check him
• Mike Daisey says (surprise!) to leave him alone, because the kerfuffle is all about him (yeah...)

Contra Daisey, I would argue that I would be disappointed to find out which parts of this author's body of work were fiction. I'd still read them, because he's terrific -- but warily. Also, I think no one is making the distinction between "exaggerating for humor" and making things up, in that most of us do the former every day without a problem.