Mencken, Mitchell, Liebling = Blair, Glass?

There's a quite interesting column by Jack Shafer in Slate today. In it he reminds us that several Giants of Journalism--H.L. Mencken, Joseph Mitchell, and A.J. Liebling--all fabricated stories during their careers. And yet no mud is on those statues. He says it's hypocritical, and after reading the facts he presents, I'm inclined to agree.