03-16-2021, 06:44 PM
I'm sure all of us remember the absolutely nuclear story that Trump called the Georgia election investigator and threatened him to "find the fraud". Many here absolutely lost their mind over the call. It was used by the Dems to justify the second impeachment. Only problem is, the Washington Post completely shit the bed on the story and recently issued a lengthy retraction.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/543271-wapost-adds-lengthy-correction-to-story-on-trump-georgia-call
"Trump did not tell the investigator to 'find the fraud' or say she would be 'a national hero' if she did so. Instead, Trump urged the investigator to scrutinize ballots in Fulton County, Ga., asserting she would find 'dishonesty' there. He also told her that she had 'the most important job in the country right now.'"
The correction comes days after The Wall Street Journal obtained audio of the December call between Trump and the investigator.
For those of who who consistently scoff at the idea that journalism has degenerated into something not worth paying attention to, this is a mistake so huge and so potentially earth shattering that it cannot be dismissed or minimized. This kind of thing will only fuel the accusations of bias and shoddy reporting, and rightly so. One also has to wonder if this correction would ever have been issued if the WSJ hadn't obtained the actual audio of the call. I may be a bit on the cynical side, but I'm leaning heavily into "not a chance" on that one.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/543271-wapost-adds-lengthy-correction-to-story-on-trump-georgia-call
"Trump did not tell the investigator to 'find the fraud' or say she would be 'a national hero' if she did so. Instead, Trump urged the investigator to scrutinize ballots in Fulton County, Ga., asserting she would find 'dishonesty' there. He also told her that she had 'the most important job in the country right now.'"
The correction comes days after The Wall Street Journal obtained audio of the December call between Trump and the investigator.
For those of who who consistently scoff at the idea that journalism has degenerated into something not worth paying attention to, this is a mistake so huge and so potentially earth shattering that it cannot be dismissed or minimized. This kind of thing will only fuel the accusations of bias and shoddy reporting, and rightly so. One also has to wonder if this correction would ever have been issued if the WSJ hadn't obtained the actual audio of the call. I may be a bit on the cynical side, but I'm leaning heavily into "not a chance" on that one.
