Ace of Spades Headlines

Holocaust Survivor Concocts Hope-Filled Story About His Romance With His Wife, Whom He Claims Used to Throw Him Apples over the Fence of His Death Camp, to Win Writing Contest; Then Gets a Big Publishing Deal; Then Two Appearances By an Exultant Oprah; Then a Hollywood Film-Rights Deal; and Then Is Exposed as Fake
The recurring lesson: Don't make crap up. If everything pans out just the way you want and you get (almost) rich and famous, bang, that's the moment where people dig into your tale and expose you as a fake