Sabrina Erdely who wrote that bogus UVa campus rape story of some woman named ‘Jackie’ is no stranger to fabricating stories. Turns out, according to The Federalist that Sabrina Erdely was once disciplined for fabricating a story with Philadelphia Magazine. Or was she?The story about Philadelphia Magazine being disciplined by fabricator himself Stephen Glass. Also seems to ironic to be true.
Truth is apparently stranger than fiction. The story here is even more interesting in light of not only the rapidly unraveling UVA story Erdely wrote for Rolling Stone (yes, there’s yet another new story contradicting Erdely’s piece), but also in light of two stories Erdely wrote for Philadelphia Magazine years ago. Both make generous use of pseudonyms, and both lack any facts that can be independently verified.
One of them, entitled “Main Line Madam,” purports to tell the story of “Erica,” a high-class Philadelphia prostitute who is also a devout Catholic who attends church twice each week and doesn’t understand why the church views prostitution as immoral.
Of course this a rumor. Some are claiming that this story about Erdely is also a fabrication:
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Rubin/Erdely story that attracted the ire of Stephen Glass was very obviously made-up and that the small publication for which it was intended — 34th Street — was at the time a natural home for that kind of tongue-in-cheek content. That said, without having seen the actual article in question, it’s hard to know. If and when we’re able to obtain a copy of the article, we’ll be sure to include it here so you can read it and judge for yourself.]