"She was up to her neck in water for three days."
This is such an obvious lie. Nobody spends three days up to their neck in water unless they're bobbing in the ocean in a life jacket. Did she sleep up to her neck in water? Did she eat and drink up to her neck in water? Try treading water for three days without eating or drinking or sleeping. Or maybe a Carls Jr. Double-double and a Sprite floated by, along with the boots and bible. The credulousness of reporters is...well..increadable.
I would wait before I would call it a "lie".