There is nothing misleading in Taranto’s statement. He distinctly uses the word “attended” rather than “graduated from.” How else would you say it if you took classes at a school but did not finish with a diploma? NO, if there is an attempt to mislead, it is on the part of the author of THIS article. Note too the use of “outs” in the title which is a code word on its own. That in itself is misleading. I’d say someone playing with a stiletto cut themselves this time.
Unless you have completed a degree - two-year, four-year - it is misleading to say you attended a college or took classes. Someone with one semester of college under his belt could make that claim. If he’s so proud that he was too cool for school, why not convey the information in his commentary exactly in that clear, forthright language in his bio?
Anyway, as I see it, the point of the article is about resume inflation and why employers care about it. That he has embellished his own academic credentials a bit is just the ironic icing on the cake - a cake he baked, by the way.