Original sentence: Further, some have blamed Kelley's inventions for fanning racial hatred and reinforcing stereotypes.In a sense, Kelley's fakery was more akin to that of Stephen Glass, in that both men fabricated compelling stories that drew national and political attention, rather than (as was chiefly the case for Blair) incidental facts.Many remarked on the similarity of this scandal to that of the Jayson Blair situation at the New York Times, although given the greater centrality of the Times, the Blair scandal received more attention
Edited sentence: But unlike Blair, who mostly fabricated trivial facts, Kelley fabricated compelling stories that drew national and political attention, and flamed racial hatred and reinforced stereotypes.Many remarked on the similarity of this scandal to that of the Jayson Blair situation at the New York Times, although it received less national attention