It is May 1, 2021, and the mainstream media is STILL getting Russia stories wrong and being forced to correct them.
They wrote last week that One America News and Rudy Giuliani were warned by the FBI that a Russian “influence” scheme was targeting them. But as it turns out, that was neither confirmed nor verified. They relied on “sources” and now it turns out that warning is about as reliable as rumor.
They got caught. And they had to retract.
We've deleted an earlier tweet saying the FBI warned Rudolph W. Giuliani that he was the target of a Russian misinformation campaign, which he has since disputed. This story has been corrected.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 1, 2021
Chuck Ross from Daily Caller has more:
Big correction on WaPo story that said OAN was warned by FBI about Russian influence efforts pic.twitter.com/SRsOTMQysu
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) May 1, 2021
WaPo also removes claim that FBI wanted Giuliani pic.twitter.com/I8uKwpsuRc
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) May 1, 2021
Washington Examiner’s Joe Gabriel Simonson adds:
They won’t burn their source here. These leakers could provide valuable false information in the future https://t.co/OIPQ1kBCmT
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) May 1, 2021
Even CNN’S Oliver Darcy got in on it.
Before and after in NYT’s story. The NYT story does not include a retraction or acknowledgment that the reporting on a defensive briefing was removed. https://t.co/EV5N7XXTSk pic.twitter.com/jpdAQ4QLKf
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) May 1, 2021
They cain’t learn, can they?