‘Unseemly': NPR Refuses to Correct Story After Supreme Court Deems It False

National Public Radio is refusing to correct a story that was challenged by a trio of Supreme Court justices, triggering a flood of criticism.

Citing anonymous sources, reporter Nina Totenberg said Chief Justice John Roberts "Asked the other justices to mask up," or wear masks, because Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed concerns for her safety amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

Even worse for NPR, which is partially funded by taxpayer money, Roberts said separately that "I did not request Justice Gorsuch or any other Justice to wear a mask on the bench."

"The chief justice issued a statement saying he 'did not request Justice Gorsuch or any other justice to wear a mask on the bench." The NPR report said the chief justice's ask to the justices had come 'in some form.

Jeffrey McCall, a communications professor at DePauw University, said that the decision not to correct the story means NPR is calling the justices liars, "Which, frankly, comes off as unseemly."

"The justices have made a public statement and, if NPR wants to dispute it, they need to do more to provide context and even identify their source. The general public knows NPR is a largely agenda-driven news outlet, and they will lose in a credibility contest with Supreme Court justices," he added.

While Totenberg said Roberts "Asked" other justices to wear masks in her story, during an appearance on NPR's "All Things Considered," prior to the justices' statements, she said Roberts "Suggested" that the other justices don face coverings.

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