Perhaps, but if their statements are demonstrably false then the Newspaper has, as a basic principle of journalistic integrity, an obligation to point that what

Perhaps, but if their statements are demonstrably false then the Newspaper has, as a basic principle of journalistic integrity, an obligation to point that what was quoted is factual untrue. Being a mouthpiece for self-serving falsehoods is exactly why so many people have little to no respect for Newspapers anymore.