Overview

• The Parsons confirm they met Winn and her husband at Fat Apples Café on August 8, 2015, rather than in 2013 as described in The Salt Path.
• The couple contest Winn’s depiction of their camping habits, saying they continued wild camping except in severe weather.
• Winn acknowledged the timeline error in correspondence, apologizing for misremembering details and omitting complexities.
• She has retained legal counsel and insisted that her account remains fundamentally accurate.
• The controversy has fueled broader questions about fact-checking in memoir publishing after publishers postponed her next book and charities ended partnerships.