I think you have this backwards. > It was, as is typical among news stories, incredibly naive. The writer didn’t ask the right questions. Maybe he already bel

I think you have this backwards. > It was, as is typical among news stories, incredibly naive. The writer didn’t ask the right questions. Maybe he already believed in the charter “miracle” story and didn’t ask any questions. The author concluded that the claims in the story were probably false (or at least not supported by evidence) on the basis of the framework described in the article. That's what is meant by "didn't ask the right questions." (Of course, given that the author is well versed in this area, it did not take much effort to spot the mistakes.)