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"“if true ...”"

Isn't this a question if the statement is True? It sounds like a weasel way to say it might be true not that it is true. Don't think that would hold up in court.

Don't think that would hold up in court.

I don't either. They use their stupid little caveat's because they KNOW it will protect them. They drop their stupid accusations with their little "if true".

Then it really doesn't matter if they later retract, apologize, resign, etc. Their accusation has reached the collective subconscious of the public. Their accusation is wholesale BELIEVED by their ardent supporters as well, and USED to fuel social media smear campaigns. Evidenced by comments on the Twitter feed where people are begging him not to retract. Telling him that he is correct.

Then, down the road, other members of the media can refer to the false-claim subtly. Possibly using it in a "preponderance of evidence" to back up yet another false claim..."We had those initial claims of loans cosigned by Russian oligarchs...and now we have THIS", etc.

They know what the heck they're doing. And it's disgusting.

What they do is put out a statement they know is false, they say “If true, ...” The point is their statement is out there as if it is true.

They can say: “A reliable source told us Trump beats his wife. If true, this could spell the end of his presidency.” They probably don’t have a reliable source or a source for that matter. It don’t make no difference. The presstitudes can hide behind the Constitution and not be forced to reveal a non-existent source.

I bet when they need a second source for a report, they go around the office a easily find another reporter who says, “I heard that, too.”