On one hand, parts of the Palestine hospital where Khouri claimed Dalia's body had been taken were found to match writeups in the book, but others are incorrect, including her description of a basement, dimly lit hallways, and the morgue having the capacity to hold four beds.
Finally, chronological errors were discovered in her descriptions of activities occurring in the book, including a brand of cigarettes, the bills used, and the Hyatt hotel, none of which existed in Jordan at the time of the alleged murder.
As the film progresses, it reveals inconsistencies and allegations against her unrelated to Forbidden Love, including the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonds from an elderly neighbor in Chicago, and her claim to have donated book profits to International Women's organizations in Jordan.
Khouri's allegations fail to find support in official Jordanian records, which she counters with the charge identifying details were altered to protect innocent people from reprisal.
Investigative journalist Caroline Overington is told by Chicago police they believe her to be a con woman involved in extensive insurance fraud.
Khouri denies having received Mary's money illegitimately, and also shifts some blame for stealing to her Greek mother-in-law and her husband, John Toliopoulos, even as he constantly champions for her throughout the film.
The Website consensus reads: "A thrilling and complex documentary about an international con-artist that's as confounded with the distinction between truth and lies as its wildly believable (and equally untrustworthy) subject.
"[4] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "The best thing [about the film] is the way it puts your sense of reality into jeopardy" and that "By showing Khouri in action, [...] it allows us to understand how and why these people have such a hold on the unwary.