Can you tell the truth by making things up? Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the strange truth of Gonzo journalism

Here's a question. Can you tell the truth by making things up? Norman Mailer walked into the story and announced himself. Joan Didion sat quietly at the edge of it and watched.

Hunter S. Thompson drove into Las Vegas with a boot full of drugs. At which point the idea of journalistic objectivity was probably in some difficulty.