MEDIA 02/02/2016 02:58 pm ET | Updated Feb 02, 2016 Intercept Reporter Quoted People Who Didn’t Exist, Editor Says
Juan Thompson apparently invented mass shooter Dylann Roof’s cousin, among other stories. By Andy Campbell , Michael Calderone
Posted on 03/03/2017 8:00:35 AM PST by springwater13
Juan Thompson, the St. Louis native arrested for making bomb threats against Jewish centers, evidently used to write at left-wing website The Intercept before being fired for fabrication.
Here’s Mediaite’s report on his firing a year ago.
News website The Intercept issued a mass retraction and correction Tuesday after admitting that one of their writers regularly fabricated sources and impersonated sources with fake Gmail accounts.
“An investigation into [Juan Thompson]’s reporting turned up three instances in which quotes were attributed to people who said they had not been interviewed. In other instances, quotes were attributed to individuals we could not reach, who could not remember speaking with him, or whose identities could not be confirmed,” Editor-in-chief Betsy Reed announced in a note to readers.
(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...
...and “journalist” = “liberal”.
So how is this Trump’s fault?
The Intercept is a hard core lefty web site.
Wow! Who'da ever thunk it???
I looked this clown up and came to the same conclusion. He’s had a “tough” life. LOL.
It’s not “fake” if you actually believe the stuff you make up.
musta taken some real whoopers to get fired from the Intercept for genning fake news.
Bad enough to even make a skunk vomit!
Karma...........................
Expect the mainstream media to cover this in...
Ah, forget it.
MEDIA 02/02/2016 02:58 pm ET | Updated Feb 02, 2016 Intercept Reporter Quoted People Who Didn’t Exist, Editor Says
Juan Thompson apparently invented mass shooter Dylann Roof’s cousin, among other stories. By Andy Campbell , Michael Calderone
Jayon Blair would probably blush at what is called “journalism” today.
Media terrorists
btt
Wow...a Trifecta!
Black
Leftist
Antisemite.
Who woulda thunk it?
With a name like Juan, does he self-identify as Hispanic, too?
Not only that, he is a “journalist” too!
Is there such a thing as a “Quinfecta”?
“With a name like Juan, does he self-identify as Hispanic, too?”
Si.
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