On Sunday, The New York Times published a scorching story alleging that one of the killers in the San Bernardino attack had previously “talked openly on social media about her views on violent jihad.”
But by Thursday, the Times admitted it had gotten parts of the story wrong. Tashfeen Malik had not posted publicly about violent jihad before moving to the U.S. Instead, according to the FBI, she had written about violent jihad only in private messages—not public posts. The Times changed its story, issued a correction, and endured a particularly brutal public flogging at the hands of its public editor.
That correction, however, came far too late to put the genie back in the bottle. News of the so-called “public” posts had already rocketed around the internet, been cited repeatedly in the Republican presidential debate, and, apparently, made quite an impression on Capitol Hill.
On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain pointed to the Times report in announcing legislation to require the Department of Homeland Security to “search all public records, including internet sites and social media profiles” when vetting applicants to enter the U.S.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/126338/how-fake-news-becomes-real-bill?mref=home_top_side_1
But by Thursday, the Times admitted it had gotten parts of the story wrong. Tashfeen Malik had not posted publicly about violent jihad before moving to the U.S. Instead, according to the FBI, she had written about violent jihad only in private messages—not public posts. The Times changed its story, issued a correction, and endured a particularly brutal public flogging at the hands of its public editor.
That correction, however, came far too late to put the genie back in the bottle. News of the so-called “public” posts had already rocketed around the internet, been cited repeatedly in the Republican presidential debate, and, apparently, made quite an impression on Capitol Hill.
On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain pointed to the Times report in announcing legislation to require the Department of Homeland Security to “search all public records, including internet sites and social media profiles” when vetting applicants to enter the U.S.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/126338/how-fake-news-becomes-real-bill?mref=home_top_side_1
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