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IMO if the lie is “inside the work”, then it’s fair.

Another example in the comment thread is Fargo. The lie about the true story happens inside of the film itself.

But if you lie in the meta data, then it’s unethical. In this case if Fargo was categorized as Documentary or non fiction.

This was a big deal when the book A Million Little Pieces has to be recategorized as fiction and a lot of ppl were deceived.

Another thing you really shouldn’t do is say “I don’t use steroids or makeup or surgery - I achieved this body through hard work alone” which makes ppl have unrealistic expectations. Super unethical