The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NBC News faced a deluge of criticism Monday following the weekend corrections they each issued concerning their false reporting that Rudy Giuliani was warned by the FBI he was a target of a Russian disinformation campaign.
The stories about the alleged warning were published following the FBI raid on the former New York City mayor's Manhattan apartment on April 29, which came as part of the ongoing investigation into whether or not he violated the law while lobbying on behalf of Ukrainian officials in 2019.
Each of the outlets referenced anonymous sources when revealing the FBI warnings that never took place, which prompted Giuliani to demand they reveal who their sources were following the retractions.
It's Misinformation 101. Blast an incorrect headline based on a lie, then hours later issue a retraction that has nowhere near the amount of attention the original had. So, the original lie continues to get propagated throughout and rarely does the correction get noticed.
The stories about the alleged warning were published following the FBI raid on the former New York City mayor's Manhattan apartment on April 29, which came as part of the ongoing investigation into whether or not he violated the law while lobbying on behalf of Ukrainian officials in 2019.
Each of the outlets referenced anonymous sources when revealing the FBI warnings that never took place, which prompted Giuliani to demand they reveal who their sources were following the retractions.
It's Misinformation 101. Blast an incorrect headline based on a lie, then hours later issue a retraction that has nowhere near the amount of attention the original had. So, the original lie continues to get propagated throughout and rarely does the correction get noticed.
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