Jonah Lehrer Resigns From The New Yorker

Well, the saga of Jonah Lehrer is officially over.

The New York Times reports that Lehrer — who was busted recycling stories for his New Yorker blog — has resigned from the magazine after he was caught fabricating Bob Dylan quotes in a book he wrote. The latest accusations came from Tablet, the online magazine.

Add this to everything else, and it seems that Lehrer has built quite the career (well, had built quite the career) out of being a liar.

Via The Times, a snippet of Lehrer’s statement:

“The lies are over now.

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