Kori Ali Muhammad is suspected of fatally shooting three people in Fresno, California. When the police were taking him into custody, he shouted an all-too-familiar phrase in the world of radical Islam. This is how the Associated Press described what Muhammad said: “Fresno police say suspect in triple slaying told them he hates white people, shouted ‘God is great’ before killings.” There’s just one, glaring problem. The Fresno police chief actually said Muhammad yelled “Allahu Akbar” — not “God is great.” So why would a trusted news organization like Associated Press change what he said but for the connotation? We...