Decontructing Who Thomas Pynchon Is

[Peter 13]

In an old article published in a national magazine an author wrote:

"One day we went for a walk  .... " (The author then goes on to 
discuss a tender moment with his or her former paramour)

But in the same person's web version of the same article the author 
says about this tender moment:

"Note: This is a complete lie."

Now, my question is:  If an author tells one self-described lie in a 
national magazine isn't it sensible to question the veracity of other 
comments in the same article?

Peter 13

P.S.  I used a private email account and a a personal machine to send 
this message so anybody who sends a message to my employer is a bigger 
jerk than I thought.  Anybody who want's to sue me, personally, for libel 
is welcome to try but I look upon the above a legitimate and reasonable 
question