"Veterans Affairs Chief Robert McDonald Lied About His Special Forces Service" - Katie Pavlich | February 24, 2015 Lying is not really newsworthy, it happens every day. The problem this essay investigates is WHY people deliberately say things that are not true. This problem concerns the fundamental virtue of honesty. In the book Business Ethnicities, author Jennings (2009) identified various categories of ethical dilemmas, one of which is saying that things you know are not true. This article examines the ethical dilemma of honesty by analyzing Case 2.10, James Frey, Oprah and A Million Little Pieces. The analysis of the case focuses on the qualities of truth and lessons learned in decision-making and conduct. The case, James Frey, Oprah and A Million Little Pieces, is a prime example of how an individual's actions can conflict with the fundamental virtue of honesty. In this case, the results of Smoking Gun's investigations into James Frey's memoir described in the book A Million Little Pieces revealed that the facts were embellished. Oprah's first reaction to the quality of the truth was to believe that Frey's actions were right. Despite Frey's admission of inflating events, Ms. Winfrey felt that because the material facts were true, he was telling the truth (Jennings... middle of paper ... the problem is not the falsification of facts but detecting false information before it impacts the organization Ultimately, Ms. Winfrey learned an inevitable lesson from her experience with Frey: don't trust everything you read. and check the facts before supporting them. to be a public icon, it is more than likely that she will face problems of ethical dilemmas and the best solution is to check the details Works CitedJennings, M. (2009) Ethics. Business: Case Studies and Selected Readings (6th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. “Veterans Affairs Chief Robert McDonald Lied About Serving in Special Forces” – Katie Pavlich | February 24, 2015 Web: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/24/02/new-va-head-lied-about-military-service-n1961369