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Was the NYT's reporting false? Someone on Twitter saying something is obvious libel doesn't necessarily make it so.
by PhasmaFelis 6y ago
Was the NYT's reporting false? Someone on Twitter saying something is obvious libel doesn't necessarily make it so.
- textgel 6y agoYes, they were even forced to walk it back https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/opinion/covington-teenagers-twitter.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/opinion/covington-teenage...
- PhasmaFelis 6y ago"Forced to walk it back" is an oddly condemnatory way to describe admitting to a mistake. Granted the mistake has already been made, surely it's a good thing to own up to it?
- textgel 6y agoNo, the pattern of slander an individual, wait for the story to pass then apologise later once the damage is done and a litigious response is coming to bear (claiming it was a "mistake" or whatever excuse is necessary) is a tactic used by scum and defended by the same.