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Q&A Misleading facts in the About the Author section

In the 'About the Author' section of Cuckoo's calling, it says that Robert Galbraith spent several years in the military etc etc. But now that we all know who Robert Galbraith is...does this not co...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Victor123‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:42:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/12703
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Victor123‭ · 2019-12-08T03:42:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
In the 'About the Author' section of Cuckoo's calling, it says that Robert Galbraith spent several years in the military etc etc. But now that we all know who Robert Galbraith is...does this not constitute a lie? Is an author allowed to lie about himself/herself like this? How is it legal?

Can any one write a book and then lie about their background to gain credibility?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-08-26T02:18:02Z (about 10 years ago)
Original score: 6