The Intercept has value as it covers conflicts that many mainstream outlets don't or only barely cover. But its also got it share of hacks that are activists p

The Intercept has value as it covers conflicts that many mainstream outlets don't or only barely cover. But its also got it share of hacks that are activists pushing an agenda without any desire of other points of view to be presented. That being said, this mistake is just laziness though maybe born out of desire of wanting the story to be true. This happens a lot these days.