Hmmm... The problem is that there appears to multiple discrepancies and/or unsubstantiated claims from his books, not just the West Point admissions. Carson has stated repeatedly, over decades, that when he was in ROTC, he met with General Westmoreland over a Memorial Day holiday. He has written this and repeated it in many speeches. But Westmoreland schedule shows that he was not in Detroit over that Memorial Day. So far, no one has been able to corroborate his claims of a violent childhood. He is remembered as quite the opposite - a quiet, nerdy kid. And while yes, he did grow up with a single mom in Detroit, the neighborhood he grew up in was tidy, close-knit and relatively safe. That is not the perception he has given in writing or in his speeches. And so far, no one has corroborated his story about hiding white people during the riots that broke out after MLK's assassination.
So, any of those alone might be considered a witch hunt by media. But taken together, it becomes more of a problem regarding his honesty. Which, according to polls, is his main attraction to his followers. Because, as we know, he doesn't have any experience in political office. And further more, it was his compelling life story, as he outlined in his books, that earned him those admirers.
I am a published author of humorous little book about learning to ride dressage. It is subtitled as "memoirs". Through out the book, I inserted passages regarding my personal experiences to emphasis the broader points in the chapters. The 'memoirs' portions were based on my experiences, but I absolutely embellished some parts to make it more funny or relevant. So I get how easy it is to make that happen and how it can make for a better 'story'. But the basis of my book was not about me, it was about the subject of learning to ride dressage.
That is not case or the intention of Ben Carson's book(s). I think he has a problem on his hands.