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> Conclusion: The NY Times did the correct thing in updating their reporting, and in publishing the correction. No, the correct thing would have been to not pu
by ravenstine 7y ago
> Conclusion: The NY Times did the correct thing in updating their reporting, and in publishing the correction.
No, the correct thing would have been to not publish fake news in the first place. Oh, but they said whoops, so I guess all's well that ends well?
- nl 7y agoGiven that the OP is arguing that the original version was correct (!!), because they didn't see the distinction either I'm unsure that saying it is "fake news" is useful. But yeah, people do like easy answers rather than digging into complexity.