> It wasn’t just Twitter that pointed out how misleading this framing was. So did Politifact. So did Vox. And The Washington Post did so rather scaldingly. > A

> It wasn’t just Twitter that pointed out how misleading this framing was. So did Politifact. So did Vox. And The Washington Post did so rather scaldingly. > And it’s not like any of those outlets are pro-Trump! And neither am I! I can't remember where I first heard it, but there's a general sense that journalists view themselves as a 'priestly class' that perform a sacred role not only to report, but to shape the narrative. The idea that author should have to state they don't support Donald Trump (which has no bearing on the facts) to counteract potential heresy charges for pointing out the NYT's mistakes seems to fit well with that.