skˈɑːlɚz hæv ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ɐksˈɛptᵻd ˈɛlɪmənts fɹʌmðə lˈaɪf, nˈoʊɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ mˈeɪ biː fˌæbɹɪkˈeɪʃənz, sˈɪns æt lˈiːst ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɡiːjˈoʊm bjˈuːd, hˈuː "ɐksˈɛptᵻd sˈuːdoʊhɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs mˈɛθəd ænd ɹɪzˈʌlts" .
Scholars have therefore accepted elements from the Life, knowing that they may be fabrications, since at least the time of Guillaume Bude, who "accepted Pseudo-Herodotus' method and results" .